This week my husband and I did some reading from Dr. Gottman's book "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" and we really got a lot of the time we spent together. The two activities we chose to do from the book were discussing our history together as a couple and how we can cherish one another. It was really fun to discuss how we got together because we can hardly remember a time where we weren’t together. We have been friends since we were 12 years old. Choosing attributes that we cherish about each other’s personality was a good reminder of why we love each other so much. I feel that having a righteous husband is the biggest blessing in my life. He is my biggest cheerleader and my best friend. He presides over our family and loves and protects us.
As great as the two activities
were, the most successful part of this assignment was the conscious effort we
put into overlooking each other’s faults and characteristics that we find annoying.
What I have found the most
interesting about Dr. Gottman’s research is how he discusses how a deep connection between two people is crucial. Conflict
is not the be all and end of a relationship. It doesn’t make or break it. A
true, vested interest in one another’s well-being is what really matters.
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