Marriage can be hard.
And you don't have to be married for it to be hard.
All kinds of relationships can be hard.
But like with anything hard we can use it as a way to grow. We can accumulate knowledge, experience, skills to do hard things well. We can try and try again until we get it closer to right.
I hope that through the experience of my own research and my own marriage that I can help pass along discerned advice that will help other couples thrive within their relationships.
All relationships have disagreements. Sometimes we can talk it out, sometimes we fight. In marriage arguments can help us express what we are feeling, advocate for what we care about, and resolve unaddressed hurt. But they can also be opportunities to create safety and build trust with our partner, learn about what truly matters to them, and resolve conflict in a way that strengthens our foundations. Today we talk about one easy to implement method to help us reshape how we approach an argument in the moment of conflict. One way to tune our hearts towards love and productivity so that we can fight fair and welcome space for everything else.
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