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Pride is a silent killer in a relationship
We all come into relationships with baggage.
You are no exception to the rule
We come with chinks in our confidence from rejection,
scars on our love from previous relationships & bruises in places you don't want to think about
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We all come into relationships with baggage.
You are no exception to the rule
We come with chinks in our confidence from rejection,
scars on our love from previous relationships & bruises in places you don't want to think about
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Don’t feel shame —that's life fam.
No matter how much it hurts, you found a way to live with it all.
We learn to bury the pain deep within ourselves and pray that no one ever finds it.
I used to hate to admit that I needed my wife.
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No matter how much it hurts, you found a way to live with it all.
We learn to bury the pain deep within ourselves and pray that no one ever finds it.
I used to hate to admit that I needed my wife.
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I had to learn how to fight before I learned how to love. I grew up with
me against the world mentality.
When you shut people out, you avoid disappointment. They can't let you down; they can not judge
you — you don't have to need them.
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me against the world mentality.
When you shut people out, you avoid disappointment. They can't let you down; they can not judge
you — you don't have to need them.
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I can handle this —even when I needed help — was a phrase I carried into my relationship.
Trying to handle everything alone is where the disconnect begins in a relationship. Communication breaks down. Actions contradict emotions.
Pride vs Love.
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Trying to handle everything alone is where the disconnect begins in a relationship. Communication breaks down. Actions contradict emotions.
Pride vs Love.
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Love is pain relief, but the prescription doesn't work if you are afraid to share the symptoms with your partner.
Pride will isolate you; it will break you, and it will destroy your relationship. Pride will find you at the tree of life and whisper familiar lies.
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Pride will isolate you; it will break you, and it will destroy your relationship. Pride will find you at the tree of life and whisper familiar lies.
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Pride will twist words.
It will make "Me" sound like "Us.
Don't disrespect us.
It will make "I" sound like "We"
We want to do this.
Defeating pride in a relationship is not a solo mission. It's a tag team.
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It will make "Me" sound like "Us.
Don't disrespect us.
It will make "I" sound like "We"
We want to do this.
Defeating pride in a relationship is not a solo mission. It's a tag team.
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A relationship is two people digging their pain to the surface then — the
hard part — sharing it.
Love is about trust, and so is sharing. It is unfair not to trust your partner to help you carry that load.
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hard part — sharing it.
Love is about trust, and so is sharing. It is unfair not to trust your partner to help you carry that load.
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Hiding pain is not resolving it — out of sight is not out of mind.
Sometimes it's the invisible pains that kill a marriage. It seeps into conversations, turning them into arguments. It can alter good intentions into offensive acts.
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Sometimes it's the invisible pains that kill a marriage. It seeps into conversations, turning them into arguments. It can alter good intentions into offensive acts.
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Ever wonder why your partner is so angry about something so insignificant.
Invisible pains are a magnifying glass, amplifying small issues into large ones.
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Invisible pains are a magnifying glass, amplifying small issues into large ones.
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At a time when I was most broken and wanted nothing more than to
bury that pain under a gravestone in the middle of nowhere, my mother in law reminded me that I stood at the altar and agreed to share that pain.
For better or for worse.
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bury that pain under a gravestone in the middle of nowhere, my mother in law reminded me that I stood at the altar and agreed to share that pain.
For better or for worse.
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There will be days when you need to admit that pain is too heavy to carry alone. That even Batman needs aRobin; Bonnie needs Clyde. That even Superman is Clark Kent on some days.
We all feel pain but a marriage is a pact that you will not force yourself to face it alone.
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We all feel pain but a marriage is a pact that you will not force yourself to face it alone.
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Marriage is trusting another person to help you steer the ship when the waters are troubled.
In hard times, don't hope to be strong enough to push your partner away, pray for the strength to pull them closer.
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In hard times, don't hope to be strong enough to push your partner away, pray for the strength to pull them closer.
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