Episode 65: Why We Must Affirm Our Spouse
When was the last time you affirmed your spouse? And how frequently do you do this? For our relationships to thrive, we need to affirm our spouses on a regular basis. We discuss why we must affirm our spouses regularly and propose various ways we can do so.
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Here’s a tough question for some of us: When was the last time we affirmed our spouse through words of affirmation? And how frequently do we do this?
For our relationship to thrive, we need to affirm our spouse on a regular basis.
Affirming our spouse communicates to him or her that we treasure them, we appreciate them, we acknowledge their goodness and beauty of character, that they are important to us, and critically, that we love them.
Affirmation is like oxygen to our relationship as husband and wife. As we continue to affirm each other through words and gestures that give life to the other, our relationship also grows proportionately.
Simple words like,
“Thank you for showing me such patience even though I was so irritable earlier today,” or
“I am so grateful for your love and understanding as I poured out to you what was bugging me at work or at home. Your presence in my life means so much to me.”
How about this one? “Darling, thanks for cooking dinner. It was so delicious!” And please, mean it!
I’m sure there are so many good qualities we are able to find in our spouse, if only we would stop, reflect and be grateful for the many times that our spouse has been a blessing in our lives.
Let us give it a start if we haven’t done so. For starters, let’s make it a commitment to affirm our spouse at least once a day, if not more.
Be not afraid to love.