The problem of unmet expectations in marriage is primarily a problem of stereotyping. Each and every human being on this planet is a unique person. Since marriage is inevitably a relationship between two unique people, no one marriage is going to be exactly like any other. Yet we tend to wed with explicit visions of what a “good” marriage ought to be like. Then we suffer enormously from trying to force the relationship to fit the stereotype and from the neurotic guilt and anger we experience when we fail to pull it off.
M. Scott PeckWhen we teach ourselves and our children discipline, we are teaching them and ourselves how to suffer and also how to grow.
M. Scott PeckGoing into the unknown is invariably frightening, but we learn what is significantly new only through adventures.
M. Scott Peck