At some point in time, we are all teachers and we are all students. There are lessons we learn about love that only our spouse can teach us. Wives, for example, have special gifts that can make marriage a little better and easier. If husbands were able to learn a few of these gifts, I can only imagine how much stronger marriages would become.
However, in order for a lesson to be taught, the student must be open to receive it. Here are a few things wives can teach husbands about love and marriage.
Go hard or stay home
Many of the married women I coach professionally and know personally love hard. They are willing to truly invest in their relationship. Sacrifice is understood with these wives, and many wives believe in having their husband’s back no matter what.
Most wives are willing to love, forgive, defend, support and do what’s necessary to make sure their husband feels each of those things. Many women don’t play when it comes to love and marriage, they are all in.
It is their greatest commitment, and they treat it as such. Most wives make sure her husband can feel the love she has for him. If a man isn’t truly ready to commit and make some sacrifices, don’t get married. A wife desires for her husband to love just as hard.
Being vulnerable won’t kill you
Some wives aren’t afraid of opening up and putting it all on the line. With trust, comes freedom. The fear of being hurt or judged isn’t as big of a concern for many wives, and that’s why it’s easy for them to share all.
Wives will open up about her past, the future, regrets, her dreams and her fears without question because she feels they will be safe with her husband. She hopes her man will also trust her with his everything.
Wear your marriage like a badge of honor
Many wives I know are proud to be married. It’s usually easy to tell. You’ll never find her without her wedding ring, and you’ll often hear her speaking very highly of her man and marriage.
Maintaining a marriage is a great accomplishment for many wives, so they want the world to know it. She wants her husband to be just as proud to be married to her as she is to be married to him.
Husbands, these are just a few of the great marriage lessons you should be learning from your wife. It is my hope that you carefully consider the impact each could have on your relationship if you were to apply them. Marriage overall could be so much better if both partners were completely invested, able to totally trust and proud to actually be married.
BMWK, what lessons have been taught and learned in your marriage?