I had some strife in my relationship this week. It was a typical scenario of bad habits that unfortunately plays out too frequently. I said something I shouldn’t have in a way I shouldn’t have. (Sound familiar?)
As usual, my lips did bring strife to our marriage and my mouth invited a (probably deserved) beating from my spouse.
I guess my takeaways from this particular event are to slow down and figure out if the thing you’re about to say is worth saying at all and then, if it is, figure out the best way to say it (soft opening, ratio of positive to negative comments, don’t let complaints turn into criticism into contempt).
In this case, I probably would have kept my mouth shut and said nothing at all…