Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!
Week 7 Day 3:
- Thought: I think we can weather any storm together.
- Task: Reminisce about having made it through a hard time.
- Response: We had a mini hard time just this week and handled it so much better than we would have historically. It was actually very satisfying that rather than blowing up into a week long argument we resolved our differences and moved on (with a stronger marriage to boot)!
- Reaction: She thanked me for being a safe person to share her concerns with. This has certainly not always been the case and really shows how far we’ve come over many years of working on this. Not to be complacent but it is nice to have confidence that we truly can weather any storm together.