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The Wrong and Right Way To Let Go of Offense

There is a wrong way and a right way of letting go of the things that hurt you. When someone does us wrong or has bad behavior that offends us. We will often say “I just let it go,” or “I don’t even let it bother me.” But often when we think we are letting go of something that hurts. The truth is the offense still has some effect on us and could be damaging to our future.

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So what is the wrong way and the right way of letting something go?

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Can You Balance Your Partnership and Friendship?

Every marriage should have a good balance of partnership and friendship. It is difficult and there are many couples who fail at it every day, but it is possible.

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Marriage is the only relationship where we should have both partnership and friendship. Ordinarily, in any other relationship, it is considered unwise to mix the two. A business partnership that starts from friendship will usually hurt the friendship. And a partnership that develops into friendship can hurt the partnership. Unless everyone understands the difference and they are able to balance the two properly.

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Is Your Patience Running Thin?

For many years I struggled with patience and loving my wife. I could always say it and most of the time I felt it. But the challenge for me was knowing how to show it in a consistent way that made sense. Even when I thought I was showing love in one way. My other actions would contradict me and cause Janet to question if I really loved her or not.

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The truth is my lack of patience and the love I said I had were in direct contradiction of each other. Because if I really loved her I would have also been patient with her. Read more

Learning To Accept Your Spouse

Our spouses are unique in their own way. Individuals who have their own taste buds, their own thoughts, how they view the world through their own lenses, how they feel about circumstances, situations, sadness, pain, their past and the way they were brought up. All of these things are ingredients that have made them who they are today. Not everything they say or do is wrong just because we say it is. We have to learn to accept them just as they are.

Accept your spouse

When my husband and I first got married, his palate was not as diverse as mine. I grew up eating everything but the appliances. My mom is an awesome cook and so was my grandmother. We were expected to eat whatever was put before us with no grumbling or complaining. No matter who cooked it or what it was.

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