Brides,
Remember C-H-A-I-R-S: How To Spell Respect To Your Husband
Conquest
Hierarchy
Authority
Insight
Relationship
Sexuality
This is the fourth checklist, Insight, for showing your husband you respect him.
Your husband will feel you appreciate his insight and counsel when:
-you tell him upfront you just need his ear; don't complain to him later that he always tries to "fix" you.
-you thank him for his advice without acting insulted or like he doesn't care about you feelings.
-you recognize his problem-solving approach as his male brand of empathy.
-you realize your vulnerabilities, especially among males, and value his protection.
-you counsel him respectfully when you differ with his ideas (you can be right but wrong at the top of your voice).
-you sometimes let him "fix things" and applaud his solutions.
-you let him know that you believe God has made us male and female for a purpose and that we need each other.
-you admit that you can sin and thank him for his perception and godly counsel.
God bless your marriage,
Marc
Eggerichs, Emerson. "Insight - His Desire to Analyze and Counsel." Love & respect: the love she most desires, the respect he desperately needs. Nashville, TN: Integrity Publishers ;, 2004. p 227-237. Print.
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