Intimacy

There’s never just one winner of an argument in marriage—only two losers.

It’s either win-win or lose-lose, there’s no other option. So trying to prove your innocence or correctness at the expense of your spouse's guilt and error is a self-inflicting wound. Couples come out of a disagreement/argument either stronger or weaker, but never the same. Thus, we must find ways to disagree yet still honor and state our reasonings without accusing.

Empathy is the oil that keeps our marriage lamps burning strong so keep your heart full of it and give more than a drizzle when you butt heads.