33. When you are sick, how do you want others to respond to you? When a significant person in your life is sick, how do you respond? Illness is not something you think about before marriage. Everyone has a pattern of response they’ve developed over the years, as well as a mixture of expectations and needs when they’re sick. Many conflicts have occurred because of not discussing this in advance. One or both of you may need to change your way of responding in order to meet the other’s needs.
