Marriage Tuesday

Do you think it’s strange that I’ve chosen to start writing Marriage Tuesdays again in the middle of the Covid crisis?  I hope not.  Honestly, it’s a pretty risky time for marriages.  Home routines have been disrupted.  No relief from the kids.  Job insecurities.  Financial pressure.  Health concerns.  Emotions on edge.  Uncertainty over the future.

Yeah.  I bet there are a bunch of marriages taking hits right now.  So what do you do?

Go back to ground zero.

I think one of the first places where marriages get off track is with a wrong  understanding of love.

For the last forty years, or so, I have asked the same question to dozens and dozens of young couples who have come to me to help them prepare for marriage.  It’s a simple question, but I’ve got to ask it, and the dialogue usually goes something like this:

“So why do you…