The Reluctant Missionary

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conflict management marriage Nov 09, 2018

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Newly married, when my wife comes home and is frustrated with her job and negative. How do I validate her without getting discouraged myself.
Just wants to validate and get her to a better place.  But make sure you are not assuming responsibility for your wife’s feelings.  At the end of the day you can’t make her be ok and you need to be ok with that.

“Very negative at times”

Love your heart! Sometimes our intentions are really good but our actions end up getting us to the wrong place.  Ask her what you can do to help and validate her. She will give you the roadmap.  I used to overwhelm Amy by asking if she was ok. She just wanted me to give her space and many times, just listen.

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