If you are angry, afraid, resentful, jealous or depressed, the fault may lie in your thinking.
Unrealistic Expectations
The house and children aren’t solely my responsibility. And the chaos isn’t entirely mine, either. My husband, Greg, is an equal partner with equal responsibility. He’s not simply “helping” me.
It’s easy to keep our character flaws covered up when we aren’t living in the most intimate covenant relationship on earth — marriage. But married life has a way of exposing us.
I’ve yet to meet a married couple who didn’t struggle with unspoken expectations. By learning to talk about expectations in your relationship, you can begin to establish a more satisfying marriage.
Painful wounds can cause us to forget who God made us to be, and we start believing lies that affect what we think about ourselves and how we relate. That’s especially true in how we relate to our spouse.
When pressure to have the perfect holiday builds relationship tension, we need to change our unrealistic expectations. Then we can better appreciate the time spent connecting with family members.
After 12 years and three adoptions, I’ve often thought about how helpful it would have been to know then what we know now. Here are 10 things we’ve learned about adoption.
Most remarried couples can beat the odds of divorce and build a successful blended family if they know how to overcome the unique barriers to marital intimacy in a blended family.
Many experts say it takes five years or more for a blended family to begin to feel cohesive. There’s no way to force a family to bond, but with faith and persistent effort, families can grow closer.
Mother’s Day can be fraught with disappointment. Though we ask for little, we may still be unwittingly tangled up with unrealistic expectations.
