Assess Your Marriage
Marriage is not a test that you either pass or fail. It’s an ongoing process of learning about each other and how to accommodate differences so that both of you can feel satisfied and grow in love for each other. Marriage is also not a competition in which one person wins at the expense of the other. If both spouses are not happy with a decision, then the marriage suffers since one person’s happiness cannot be at the expense of the other’s. In this spirit, we invite you to assess where you are in your marriage. Identify the issues that you agree on and are working smoothly for you. Identify the issues that you disagree on and need to work out a compromise. Identify the issues that you haven’t gotten around to talking about – but you should. All this can add up to a blueprint for deepening your marriage and helping you reach your full marriage potential. The following categories can get you started: On a scale of 1 ...