Those 5 Things You’ll Find In Every Good Marriage and Close Friendship {Real Life with Lisa}

Our young teenage son came up to me with this troubled look on his face.

Clearly, he was facing some terrible dilemma and so I asked if I could help out.

“I don’t know,” he shrugged. “It’s just this dumb school assignment we were given.”

That was a bit discouraging to hear, considering this was only the first day of the school year.

His class was studying Shakespeare and they were starting with, “The Taming of the Shrew.”

While not exactly a Shakespeare expert, I hoped to offer something that would relieve the poor boy’s mind.

“So what’s this impossibly tough assignment?” I asked.

List 5 things that go into a good marriage.

Then being the sensitive mother that I am . . . I burst out laughing. (Not a recommended parenting technique, by the way. Especially with teenagers.)

“Are you serious, Son? That’s the question that’s stumped you so badly? A good marriage??”

He got a little defensive. “Well, what do I know about marriage? I’m just a teenage boy. I’ve never been married before!”

Good point.

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