Some people quit too soon.
Little tolerance for pain.
Their marriage never has a chance
to develop because the partners
never overcome any obstacles.

Other couples face the very same
obstacles and surmount them.  In so
doing their relationship matures.

No long term relationship gets that
way without having lived through
and beyond painful times.

When commitment is gone, there
is no will to face troubles.

But when commitment is present, almost
any problem can be faced and overcome.

It is doubtful that you will ever face a
problem which others you know have
not also faced and lived beyond.

Don't quit too soon.  KEEP ON!

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Partners may criticize one another.
Even in public.

A sure sign of personal insecurity
and relational immaturity.

It's bad enough in private.
Inexcusable in public.

Praise is good, especially for the one
doing the praising.  It is a bonus
when the praising is done in the
presence of others.

More people are improved by praise
than by criticism.

Anything which improves the people in
the marriage improves the marriage.

So, it you can't think of anything
else to do for your marriage, create
the habit of PRAISE.

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