Why You Can't MAKE Your Spouse Happy

Most of us were given the advice when we got married, “Do
everything you can to make your spouse happy.”  This sounds
like such lovely and good advice.  I agree that we should be
loving and kind and sacrificing.  But when we do these
things with the expectation that it will make our spouse happy,
very often we undermine our happiness and the happiness of our
spouse.  In other words when we do this we are people
pleasing—doing something in order to manipulate someone’s
response.  There is a much healthier and much more fun way
of cultivating happiness in your marriage.  This whole month
we’re focusing in on marriage and how to improve it! 

What you’ll learn on the podcast


Why sometimes our spouse doesn’t feel happy even when we’re
trying our best

 Why trying to make our spouse happy can cause us to
feel miserable

How trying to make our spouse happy can actually cause
disconnection in our marriage

 Why your spouse my not WANT us to try to make them
happy

How to cultivate happiness in your marriage in a healthier
way

 How to create connection even when you don’t honor your
spouse’s wishes

How to hold space for your spouse’s disappointment



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