Tip #2 to a Successful Marriage: Learn 3 Words\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009dI Am Sorry\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\nThere are so many people who think that when they have found \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mr. Right\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mrs. Right\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, everything is going to be\u00c2\u00a0great and they will live passion-filled lives like Noah and Allie from the Notebook.\u00c2\u00a0 Although this idea of marriage sounds appealing, it is simply not reality.<\/p>\n
The reality is, every couple has their challenges and every couple commits egregious acts toward one another.\u00c2\u00a0 Every couple is going to do something multiple times that will offend, anger, and disappoint.\u00c2\u00a0 That is life and that is\u00c2\u00a0 relationships.<\/p>\n
Therefore, if we want to have a successful marriage, we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to keep our heads in the sand thinking that everything will be bliss, but rather learn how to recognize our faults and simple say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00c2\u00a0Am Sorry.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
These 3 simple words will calm an argument.\u00c2\u00a0 These 3 simple words will help to extinguish the fiery arrows being thrown at one another.\u00c2\u00a0 These 3 simple words will turn words of animosity into words of adoration.<\/p>\n
Now, I know these words may sound severe. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fiery arrows.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Animosity.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 These words sound a little over-exaggerated for two people who love each other, right?\u00c2\u00a0 If you believe that, then you have not been together with your spouse or boyfriend\/girlfriend long enough.<\/p>\n
Every couple goes through a rough patch.\u00c2\u00a0 You may be there now.\u00c2\u00a0 If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not, just be patient, its coming.\u00c2\u00a0 Can I\u00c2\u00a0 encourage you to say these three simple words?\u00c2\u00a0 I Am Sorry.\u00c2\u00a0 It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter if you are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153right.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter if you will be humbled.\u00c2\u00a0 It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter if the other person will \u00e2\u20ac\u0153win.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 What matters is that you find forgiveness, peace and God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best.<\/p>\n
You can find these things\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but you must say these 3 simple words.\u00c2\u00a0 I AM SORRY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last Friday, I started a new series for my blog.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought I would talk for a few posts on marriage and relationships.\u00c2\u00a0 I made it clear on Friday that I am not speaking from a place of being married 50 years, but rather almost 9 years and have been with Sara for over 12 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}