{"id":12848,"date":"2021-05-19T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/?p=12848"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T06:34:04","slug":"respect-in-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/respect-in-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect in Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is respect in marriage?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re asking yourself that question, kudos to you. It means you recognize the importance of respect in your relationship.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re way ahead of where I was when my marriage was on the fritz. I had no idea that respect<\/a> is like oxygen to men. And that I was depriving our relationship of oxygen.<\/p>\n

No wonder my husband didn\u2019t want to be around me so much anymore. Or open up to me and have the deep conversations I longed for. Or share the physical intimacy I missed.<\/p>\n

But I drew the line at him disrespecting me.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been criticized, insulted, yelled or cursed at, you know you deserve better!<\/p>\n

When respect is lost in a relationship, it\u2019s a lonely place to be. I felt so hurt and frustrated as I kept trying to tell him how to give me the love and respect I needed.<\/p>\n

But it never got me the connection I wanted. I learned the hard way that demanding respect does not work. Here are four ways I softened my approach and saw amazing results with my husband.<\/p>\n

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