Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.

We are human, which means we have the potential to make things different.

People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.

In a difficult marriage, both of us have failed each other. Even though one may be the major problem,you also have failed often in the way you have responded to them, the way you have treated them, in the way you have handled your hurt and your pain.

We can certainly see contemporary examples of people who radically change. As long you believe your spouse will never change and you keep telling yourself that, then you live with no hope. But if you understand that that's a myth, then you open up the door to hope.

Others who openly discuss matters of spirituality often ignore the warning signs. They are so in love with each other, enjoy being with each other, and can see themselves making each other happy for the rest of their lives, and they close their eyes to huge differences in their views of spirituality.

I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.