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Welcome to Destination Marriage, a podcast about successfully navigating the winding roads of marriage. Whether you are newlyweds, engaged, looking to get married, or have been married for years, we want to share with you how we have navigated those winding roads over the past 19 years in our marriage. Join us on this journey as we talk about real life experiences in a marriage and what we have learned along the way.
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
In today's episode, we discuss how to manage outside influences in your marriage. We have been thinking about this topic for quite a while and when we received a couple of questions from our listeners on this topic, we though now would be a great time to have a conversation.
Big idea = being careful and intentional about who you let speak into your life and into your marriage
Influence from each other’s friends
"My husband and I are currently at an impasse and would appreciate any advice you could offer me. My group of girlfriends and I naturally share the details of our lives during our weekly girls night. During one of our recent night’s out I may have shared some of the frustrations I’m currently experiencing with my spouse. I assure you my intentions were pure and I was simply having an open conversation with my trusted group of friends but when I hosted a girls night this past week, a couple of comments were made that made my husband aware of my recent complaints. He didn’t react to either comment initially but the next day he told me I had embarrassed him and he no longer wants me to have girls night if it’s just a husband bashing session. What should I do?"
Other things to look out for:
- Bringing negativity
- Over dramatizing situations
- Guilting you
- Speaking ill of your spouse or complaining about your spouse
Influence from in-laws & immediate family
"I am curious to know your thoughts on a situation I’m having with my husband. A little insight into who we are…We’ve been married for two years and have been together for five. My husband and I have been recently making some life changes and decisions in preparation for starting our family but my husband seems to not make a decision without consulting his parents first. I love my husband but he’s a bit of a mama’s boy…I’m worried this is going to get worse once we start having kids. "
Other things to look out for:
- Depending on parents to help in decision making
- Turning to parent rather than your spouse for emotional support – apron strings
- Sharing too much and in turn betraying your spouse’s trust
- Sharing too much with people that in turn use that against you in the future
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