How Can Couples Avoid Bitterness? Respect and Patience Tips

“How can couples avoid bitterness?” Respect and patience are essential in nurturing relationships. In this episode, Rose Sweet shares her personal journey and offers insights on seeking understanding, addressing disrespect, and maintaining perspective. She also discusses coping strategies through art and the challenges of navigating annulment processes within marriage.

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Questions Covered:

• 29:01 - Through my marital difficulties I coped with it through doing art.
• 33:03 - After going through all of that, how did you pick up the pieces and move on after your husband passed?
• 35:21 - I’m civilly married to my wife. We’re both Catholic. She and her first husband have tried to go through the annulment process but one of the witnesses died. Another time another witness would not cooperate. We’d like to try again but a little reluctant given the previous difficulties. Do you have any advice? We do not receive Communion because my wife’s first marriage is not annulled.
• 43:24 - I can relate to your story and had a similar experience. I had to learn to detach with love when he went from alcohol to crack.
• 48:02 - I’m having a problem with patience with my spouse. I’m married to a schismatic. I don’t think I’d call myself bitter, but I’m getting tired of it. I’m a former schismatic myself.
• 50:49 - To get through our difficulties I increased my adoration time.