What you can do in your marriage is make a total commitment between the two of you to: Have enough grace to tell the truth. Promise that you will never punish your spouse for being honest. This doesn’t mean that there will be no consequences, but punishment, shame, and condemnation should not be part of those consequences. Give each other free rein to question and check out things with each other. Don’t be offended by the other spouse’s need to understand some facts that do not add up. Don’t retort defensively, “What? Don’t you trust me?” Police each other when you see your spouse not being
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