This week’s lesson made my stomach turn. It is so sad and so
scary that infidelity is becoming more and more common in marriages. My mind
goes back to Goddard and the progression of unfaithfulness he shared. Where do
we draw the line?
- · Behaviors that seem innocent
- · An affection grows that claims part of one’s heart
- · Extramarital flirting. Justification-“no harm intended”
- · Relationship declared as “special”
- · Opportunities created to see “special friend”
- · Excuses made, lies told to hide time and resources spent on other person
- · Spouse is displaced. Emotional intimacy exchanged with “special friend”
- · Faultfinding with spouse
- · Fantasies about other person
- · Physical affection– a squeeze, a kiss, a hug
- · Sexual relations
I have observed this with close friends of mine and it is
heartbreaking. I took a marriage prep class with my husband before we were
married and my professor drilled this into our brains. He said that this can
happen to anyone and that your spouse should NEVER have a “best friend” of the
opposite sex. I have seen this destroy marriages and families. May we all be
faithful members of this gospel as well as a faithful spouse.
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