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Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

Focus on the Family

Making Your Spouse Your Best Friend

JUN 1, 202656 MIN
Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

Making Your Spouse Your Best Friend

JUN 1, 202656 MIN

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Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley emphasize that a strong marriage rests on friendship! Author and speaker, Becky Harling discusses how a past breast cancer diagnosis reshaped her priorities toward intentional friendships. She highlights bringing fun and adventure back, expressing gratitude, avoiding complacency, practicing wise vulnerability, and setting boundaries to prevent over-functioning or controlling behavior, including tighter safeguards around opposite-sex friendships. Greg and Erin also encourage reminiscing and flirting. In a listener question, they advise a husband navigating his wife’s perimenopause to stay curious and educate himself.   Friend-Wise: Practical Ideas for Richer Relationships   Marriage Assessment   Understanding Menopause   Hope Restored   Ask Us Your Question via Voicemail or Email   Contact the show!   Send Us A Review!   Support the show!   If you enjoyed listening to the Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage podcast with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, please give us your feedback.