Nurturing Your Marriage: The Power of Attention & Respect

The Generous Husband

When I sit back and watch people, what I see is a lot of folks dying for attention and respect. And I see some doing crazy things to get those things.

If you have kids, you’ve seen them do this since before they could talk. Adults are a bit more subtle, but if you look for it, you see it everywhere. And as Lori and I work with couples, we see it in the vast majority of marriages.

Odds are, your wife would like more of your attention, and more respect from you. Her hunger for those things may be far greater than you imagine, and it may be the reason for much of what she does. Anger and withdrawal can be motivated by a need for respect. Nagging, manipulating, and controlling behaviour can be a cry for attention. And sexual limits or refusal can be fuelled by either of these needs.

Rather than trying to determine if this is a dynamic in your marriage, assume it is. And rather than dealing with is as wrong, why not see it as a wrong reaction to needs you’re not meeting.

Give your wife the attention and respect she deserves because it’s the right thing to do. Meeting those needs should result in good changes, which you can see as a bonus.

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