Understand that men and women tend to have different needs. Something that is just a want for one partner might be a need for the other, and the other spouse had better try to meet it or a serious deficit is going to build up in the marriage. Make the effort to learn what works best in communication with the partner you married. Convey your love in a way that will be received. Build up; don’t tear down. Arguments are going to happen, but the more you can do to prevent unnecessary arguments or to bring arguments to a productive conclusion, the less damage your fighting is going to do. If you’re
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