He drinks too much and cheats on his wife. He drags you (twisting your arm, of course) to strip joints. If you were in a commercial with the guy, you’d be the one holding up your beer and blubbering, “I love you, man.” He’s your friend, and your woman hates him.
Posts Tagged ‘opinion’
Do you let your parents get in your marriage?
February 5, 2009The Bible says, “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh” (Matt. 19:5, Kw). Notice the words leave and cleave. When you get married, you leave the authority your parents have to control your life. You do not have to [...]
Marital Attacks: Foul fighting; Reasoning; Kitbagging; Blaming; Criticism; Ridiculing continued
January 17, 2009Kitbagging Here one partner has an imaginary kitbag. Every little injury, every little offence, every little hurt is carefully stored in the kitbag. At the time nothing much is said. The person who uses this technique usually suffers in silence — until the kitbag is full. Then when the next disagreement occurs (and usually it’s [...]
Partner has an affair? live with it or shove off ? What do you do?
January 8, 2009In some matter of letting go of a disenchanted lover, but in real-life situations, marital problems often involve complications and entanglements that make our task more difficult. For example, to those men and women who know their partners are having an affair. What should be the attitude of whose partners are being unfaithful? Whereas their [...]
Marriage, let’s Declare your wishes
November 24, 2008Marriage partners can hold widely differing opinions without necessarily experiencing conflict. A woman may think that a particular movie star is wonderful. Her husband may disagree completely — yet it would not create conflict because it wouldn’t affect any decisions that they would have to make.
I’m afraid to tell you, we never talk anymore
November 17, 2008Time and again I have had a distraught husband or wife tell me that they no longer communicate with their partners. What they mean is that they no longer take the time to share their hopes and fears, their joys and their frustrations. Two days ago Beverley sat in my study and cried, because after [...]
