Benefits of Adventures in Marriage
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Recognize when your marriage communication style is more of a problem than the actual problem you are facing
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Develop the ability to feel genuine empathy for your partner instead of secret resentment
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Express yourself clearly so that your thoughts and feelings can be recognized and understood without causing your spouse to feel defensive, resentful, overwhelmed, manipulated or inadequate
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Avoid the mind reading that so often leads to misunderstanding between couples, and learn to avoid assumptions
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Express and accept anger without destroying love
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Fight in such a way that you resolve the issues at hand and actually feel closer to your spouse
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Acknowledge and enjoy the differences between you and your spouse, rather than seeing him/her as a threat
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Understand what went wrong in previous relationships or what is going wrong now