BEST OF 2023: How to Stay Crazy in Love with Your Spouse - Dr. Greg & Erin Smalley
Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have identified 12 “love secrets” to help couples experience a strong and healthy lifelong marriage. First, the importance of commitment - which the Smalleys struggled with from the beginning of their marriage. They had a horrible fight on the last day of their honeymoon which required some emotional repairs to renew their commitment to each other. Greg admitted he really struggled with spiritual leadership (another love secret) as a husband. He felt so intimidated by the spiritual example of his father, Gary Smalley. But Gary reminded Greg of all the great ways he was loving his wife and daughter, and how he served his family. The Smalleys discuss the importance of couples prioritizing time together, connecting on a deeper emotional level. They stress the importance of physical intimacy in marriage; urging men to care for their wives and encouraging women to “prepare” themselves for intimacy. The Smalleys conclude on the topic of conflict management rather than conflict resolution; as long as couples work on keeping their hearts open to the Lord and each other, they can find ways to navigate and overcome the inevitable conflicts of life.
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it’s refreshing to hear that even marriage counsellors have conflict. Our worship leader from our church told my husband about a time he was having conflict with his wife & my husband said he found that very encouraging to know that we’re not alone.
Glad to hear that I'm not the only couple that has arguments. I know one couple that claims they never argue and I always wonder what, how??
I love the PODcast.
@focusonthefamily
6 ай бұрын
That's so great to hear! Thank you for your support.
This was absolutely fabulous
Excellent video! Loved it, especially “setting boundaries “ on what closes heart…addressing it… communication is so very important
This is so encouraging
AMAZING
Encouraging 💝!
Marking at 17:00 to share with my husband❤
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I'm grateful to hear them share their petty differences. We are not alone! But I do not want to ignore how in the first couple examples, the man is viewed as the bad guy. During the honeymoon, he didn't not get to go on the main event he planned until the last day. That is not cool. Us women can be so spoiled and focus on our comforts and doing what we want and not consider what is important to the man. And with the chair, it just sat there in the hall. She could have communicated earlier on the need. I am guilty of this too. It can be difficult to bother our husbands when they are busy working all day and then the to do list at home and also want them to get some down time.
Was that a curse word at about the 5 minute mark? I hope not…but it sure sounds like it. I’m disappointed in FOTF for this…
@cathyl7944
6 ай бұрын
No. I think he said “well” but didn’t enunciate and it sounded more like an “h.” Benefit of the doubt.
@focusonthefamily
6 ай бұрын
We understand your concern, @rogercarlton4385 so we checked the transcript and it says, "And so, I’m thinking, how, who cares..." We hope this is helpful. Thank you for asking for clarification.