Your Move with Andy Stanley Podcast One Game-Changing Decision for Relationships
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Aug 16, 2024 Discover the secret to nurturing strong relationships through a simple yet powerful decision. Explore how generosity can transform dynamics and help partners navigate mismatched expectations. Learn the importance of trust as a foundation, emphasizing qualities like bearing, believing, and hoping. By fostering a trusting environment, couples can strengthen their connection and create lasting happiness together.
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Mind the Gap
- Choose what you place in the gap between expectations and experience in a relationship.
- Decide to focus on what's best for the relationship, not your initial emotional reaction.
Assume the Best
- Happy couples assume the best, not the worst, about their partner's actions.
- They offer generous explanations, believing in the best, which builds trust.
Love Is Blind
- A study found that lasting couples had one thing in common: generous explanations for negative behaviors.
- They rated their partners higher on positive traits than the partners rated themselves.