How Can My Spouse And I get On The Same Page In Our Relationship?

The foundation upon which you build your marriage relationship is a mutually agreeable and mutually binding plan. That’s what makes marriage successful. It’s not a “tingle”; it’s a life-time commitment. It’s not competition; it’s cooperation. Is your partnership built on this foundation?

Just as teammates have to go into a game with the same plan, you and your partner must approach your marriage, not with the attitude of ‘me verses you,’ but with the attitude of being fully committed to the same plan.

Love and friendship must be the binding factor, remember. “That sounds good,” you say, “but what happens when something happens and I find myself confronted by a stalemate, me on one side and my partner on the other?”

If you’re preoccupied with your partner’s choices because you feel your serenity, your peace, your joy, and your love, are determined by those choices, you will struggle in the midst of a stalemate. You will find yourself exhibiting a selfish, antagonistic, competitive spirit.

When you are faced with difficulties in your marriage learn to face them together and solve your issues among yourself. The worst mistakes that many couple make is involving the third parties. You started the problem or rather the problem is only among the two of you thus must be solved by you.

You don’t have to have issues that go on and on. Are you willing to come to grips with the fact that you need to eliminate your spirit of selfishness and approach your relationship in a spirit of cooperation? Find one opportunity today to express to your spouse your new desire to have an attitude of cooperation.