Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!
Week 5 Day 1:
- Thought: I was really lucky to meet my spouse.
- Task: List one benefit that being married to your spouse offers.
- Response: I got a rare opportunity to spend some “man time” with a few friends on Saturday. I’m really lucky that my wife sees the need and value in that. I thanked her for recognizing that.
- Reaction: I don’t think I really got a reaction to this one. Sometimes that makes me feel like I need a do-over like I didn’t say it in the right way or at the right time. As a newbie in this whole Words of Affirmation (WoA) thing, it’s hard to know. There’s certainly no downside to positive words even if they don’t elicit the strongest of reactions though.