the mistakes that ruin a marriage

I struggle to handle my wife’s ‘mistakes’.

I struggle to handle my wife’s ‘mistakes’.

We love the people we marry; of course, we do. And love has to power to fill you with the overwhelming — often unrealistic — belief that you can protect the person you love from everything. Think back to a younger version of yourself, arguing with ‘overprotective’ and ‘overbearing’ parents — most of us have been there, don’t lie. Boy, how we kicked and screamed as they tried to cushion us in bubble wrap, to protect us from the worst sides of this world.

Marriage is similar; you feel the desire to make sure your partner is always safe. Just like our parents, these good intentions can lead to wrong results. We don’t see the wood from the trees and begin to believe we know what’s best for the person we love. Crazy, since we don’t always know what is best for ourselves sometimes, let alone someone else.

So my wife wants to go out to eat with her friends, and I remind her about the diet she promised to start this week (or maybe the last one). Prot…