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Humility, Love, Pride, & the Nagging Good Wife
Humility: The Number One Reason
Relationships Last--Here is my first
discovery. I’ve discovered that the Number One
ingredient for keeping a marriage or any other
romantic relationship healthy is humility. Yes,
I said humility. I did not hear or read about
this word in marital therapy when I did my
training in counseling psychology over 24 years
ago. Now, there is a plethora of literature on
the topic. Before you get upset with me, let me
define humility. Humility is the attitude,
ability, and freedom to admit wrong, apologize,
change, adapt, forgive and receive forgiveness,
listen to objective criticism, and respect the
rights of the other person to have a view, no
matter what it is. It is demonstrating a
teachable spirit. Humility, I said
is the Number One ingredient to keep a marriage
healthy. Notice I am not talking about what
starts the marriage or what attraction there
might be to lead someone to fall in love.
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