Unfortunately for all parties involved, I spent the first year of my marriage ignorant of THE QUESTION. Once informed, the female breed almost made a little sense.
Spoken or unspoken, THE QUESTION your wife is ALWAYS asking is “Am I your priority?”
If you can answer her [in words & actions] with a Yes – you may just find the marriage you dreamt of before you went and got married.
However, if you can’t answer her question with a yes – no matter how hard you try to love her, she will undoubtedly and eventually find her rightful role of a priority somewhere else.
*Pt 2 to come.
* Special thanks to Jared Black for the Marriage 101 on this one.
true that!
Nice.
You definitely are from the south. Of course all a woman searches for is to be someone else's priority… Can you sense the sarcasm?
@Katie: Dually noted that I am from the south.
As much as I appreciate a little push back on the idea, I apparently didn't communicate it well enough.
To be someone else's priority is not necessary ALL a woman searches for. Many women don't think highly enough of themselves to even want to be a priority. Rather, what I'm pointing at is the RIGHT and natural desire of a women to feel like her husbands priority.
Wives are a reflection of their husbands. A wife cannot give what she hasn't received. I like to think that women are by design a cacophony of swirling emotions. It's hard to pinpoint one specific emotional state at any given moment LOL. As a man and woman settle into their specific roles in marriage, consistency of self seems more prevalent as well as satisfaction with their partner.
Great insight Tyler!
"Wives are a reflection of their husbands. A wife cannot give what she hasn't received."
Great stuff Jared…