6 Tips for Weathering Life ’ s Storms with Your Partner

How to grow stronger…together. I just heard it again today. A friend was speaking about his life and reported on how different it is now than what he thought it would be at this point. Yes, friends, life happens! How To STOP An Argument With Someone You Love — Before It Gets SCARY Life has a way of taking unexpected twists and turns and there is often little or no warning. Some changes are welcome and bring great joy and celebration. Some changes result in more work and effort, and some changes can knock us flat, bringing change to the entire course of our lives. The old and traditional wedding vows include the words “for better or for worse” for a reason. The big idea here is that we are committing to stick it out together, regardless of the things that life throws at us. It is not so hard to deal with the good things that come along. It’s when we have to deal with “worse” that it can create a lot of stress, hardship, work and even conflict and division in our relationships. Some of the changes in life that are hard to deal with might include: the loss of a job, getting a job that requires a major move, a natural disaster striking, an unexpected pregnancy, the loss of a child, a serious and/or chronic illness in your immediate family, the loss of close friends, caring for aging parents or the loss of a parent, a serious injury, and many others. You made promises to each other to stick together, to stick it out and to be there for each other no ...
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