Remember, we are two separate individuals joining into one shared journey together, so we need to create a strong foundation from which to build.

We need to get clear on exactly what we want and where we are headed together to identify the shared vision for a life that you are creating together.

I believe marriage is successful when we can work as a unified team . We can’t expect our partner to be ALL of the things.

And we should certainly never try to change our partners or expect them to become someone else. Instead, we need to name our strengths and weaknesses and look at where we can fill the gaps for each other.

I recommend writing this out together – naming how we each function best, our strengths and weaknesses, and then defining how we can support your partner and each other as we create our shared vision for life together.

Always ask your partner if they can listen before you start talking. Otherwise, you will violate their boundaries and risk conflict. Weiterlesen