{"id":16662,"date":"2025-04-07T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/?p=16662"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T18:42:47","slug":"gratitude-in-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/gratitude-in-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude in Marriage: Say This Phrase Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16662\" class=\"elementor elementor-16662\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277f26c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"277f26c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d202299 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d202299\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221bc737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"221bc737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gratitude in Marriage: Say This Phrase Every Day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a0ed23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60a0ed23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Secret to Feeling Adored and Taken Care Of<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2bc597 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7d2bc597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b46dcaa elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/author\/stmonday\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura Doyle\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-afd599c elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: April 7, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cd93944 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"commentCount\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/gratitude-in-marriage\/#comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne Comment\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2216494f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2216494f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68865bd5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-framed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68865bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This phrase will not only help make your marriage last a lifetime but keep it shiny and amazing. Because it\u2019s not just your husband hearing these words coming out of your mouth that makes them powerful, although that\u2019s certainly part of it\u2014he will respond to you better.<\/p><p>This phrase will also change your heart. It does double duty that way, which is why I consider it the most powerful Intimacy Skill of all.<\/p><p>The phrase I\u2019m referring to is: <strong>\u201cThank you. I\u2019m so happy you\u2026,\u201d<\/strong> followed by something he did that was thoughtful or lightened your load or made you feel good.\u00a0<\/p><p>I\u2019ll break that phrase down in a minute because there\u2019s actually a lot there, but if you\u2019re thinking, that\u2019s just saying thank you, or expressing gratitude, you\u2019re right!\u00a0<\/p><p>But there\u2019s a little more to it, so let\u2019s get into that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac03bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ac03bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d365ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d365ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__05b0b47\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574d020d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"574d020d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b6b947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51b6b947\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d80ba4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d80ba4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7599c71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7599c71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6070cc59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6070cc59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"ask-yourself-if-you-want-to-stay-married\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Gratitude_Was_Such_a_Stretch_for_Me\"><\/span>Why Gratitude Was Such a Stretch for Me <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e61d5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e61d5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ve probably heard lots of times already that you should be grateful, as in \u201cDon\u2019t forget to count your blessings.\u201d Your parents probably said \u201cWhat do you say?\u201d and prompted you to say \u201cthank you!\u201d when your aunt gave you ice cream or your cousin gave you a birthday present.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73716d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73716d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/expressing-heartfelt-gratitude.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16671\" alt=\"expressing heartfelt gratitude\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/expressing-heartfelt-gratitude.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/expressing-heartfelt-gratitude-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/expressing-heartfelt-gratitude-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/expressing-heartfelt-gratitude-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/expressing-heartfelt-gratitude-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28c06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b28c06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I got the same training, but I have to confess, I wasn\u2019t all that grateful as a young adult. Oh sure, I said \u201cplease\u201d and \u201cthank you,\u201d \u201cyou\u2019re welcome\u201d and all the right words to be polite.<\/p><p>But I was taking a lot of things for granted before I started practicing the 6 intimacy Skills\u2122. So many things!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a160ccf elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5a160ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tSo it was a big change in the atmosphere around here when I started expressing heartfelt gratitude to my husband by saying not just \u201cThank you\u201d but also how it made me feel that he had gotten the holiday decorations down from the attic for me, done the dishes, filled up the car, or made my tea.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc18b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc18b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was a struggle to get myself to thank him at all when I didn\u2019t think he was doing as much as he should be. If he did the dishes, I was thinking, \u201cWhat about wiping down the counters?\u201d<\/p><p>So it seemed like a stretch to say the words \u201cThank you. I\u2019m so happy you did the dishes.\u201d Because if I had let my mouth keep going I would\u2019ve say, \u201cNow how about cleaning the counter?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46efb7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46efb7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9abbd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e9abbd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593b34b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"593b34b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20728e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20728e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"ask-yourself-again-tomorrow\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"laura-six-intimacy-skills\" id=\"laura-267541033\"><blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"display: inline; font-size: 23px;\">Related Article:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/six-intimacy-skills\/\">The Number One Most Indispensable Skill for Fixing Your Marriage Fast.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overcoming_My_Scarcity_Mindset\"><\/span>Overcoming My Scarcity Mindset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f76c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What\u2019s so bad about that, you might wonder. That\u2019s what I wondered too. Why not just be direct and tell him that he\u2019s not done with the job?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73af4379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73af4379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/say-thank-you-to-your-husband.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/say-thank-you-to-your-husband.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/say-thank-you-to-your-husband-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/say-thank-you-to-your-husband-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/say-thank-you-to-your-husband-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/say-thank-you-to-your-husband-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eda35de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eda35de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, you always have the option to do that. But I\u2019ve found it serves me better to focus on what I have instead of what I don\u2019t have.<\/p><p>Complaining used to come pretty naturally for me. I\u2019m <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/talking-about-our-relationship\/\">a natural at kvetching<\/a>. What I was complaining about seemed so significant. I felt like I never had enough.<\/p><div class=\"laura-new-roadmap\" id=\"laura-499235493\"><p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\" id=\"hs-cta-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\"><!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/21708589\/72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/21708589\/72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969.png\"  alt=\"Free Webinar\"\/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(21708589, '72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630255f0 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"630255f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tBut when I adopted the discipline of finding at least three things a day to thank John for, which seemed really, really hard at first, it opened my eyes.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6709f743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6709f743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was actually doing a lot and I had been missing it.<\/p><p>I thought it was his job to take care of the cars, do the dishes since I\u2019d cooked, and move the furniture when I had a yen to rearrange. And then move it right back after I changed my mind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf6a824 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cf6a824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d823803 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d823803\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149fd205 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"149fd205\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a46995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29a46995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"kick-and-scream-and-cry-but-not-at-him\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cure_for_Resentment\"><\/span>The Cure for Resentment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b24d007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b24d007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But imagine if he weren\u2019t doing those things. I\u2019d have to do them! When I thought about that, it went a long way toward making me <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/i-am-so-resentful\/\">less resentful<\/a> about what he didn\u2019t do that I thought he should do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c88778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70c88778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/overcoming-resentment-in-marriage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/overcoming-resentment-in-marriage.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/overcoming-resentment-in-marriage-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/overcoming-resentment-in-marriage-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/overcoming-resentment-in-marriage-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/overcoming-resentment-in-marriage-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e21bb26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e21bb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s when I discovered<em> I couldn\u2019t be grateful and resentful at the same time<\/em>. And that being grateful not only felt better, it made John want to jump up and find more things he could do to make me happy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3892f0c0 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3892f0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tSo it\u2019s my choice: Gratitude or resentment. Which one do I want today?\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5c73b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d5c73b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes I want to be resentful. Not very often anymore, but as a mere mortal woman sometimes I go there. Still, I love knowing how I can get out of that yucky feeling when I open my eyes a little wider and look for what I\u2019m grateful for.<\/p><p>Which is why \u201cThank you. It made me so happy when you [fill in the blank]\u201d is such a powerhouse phrase for making your marriage last and thrive, in my experience.<\/p><p>John is so motivated to make me happy. When he does something that makes me happy and I let him know, he feels good about that, and so do I. We both get to bask in that deliciousness every day.<\/p><p>And no one wants to escape that heavenly feeling we have where I feel adored and taken care of and he feels appreciated and successful at making me happy.<\/p><p>What three things could you thank your man for today?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70bdfa5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70bdfa5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e455db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56e455db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37811fe0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"37811fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d006fb9 elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"5d006fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/author\/stmonday\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7172b3b4f0097d38b82e7d909144e19f2ff2293df9132bffbfaf448585eaea3f?s=300&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Laura Doyle\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/author\/stmonday\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura Doyle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fd0a51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76fd0a51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108e58a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"108e58a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb0a54d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb0a54d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d093c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d093c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi! I&#8217;m Laura.<\/p><p>New York Times Bestselling Author<\/p><p>I was the perfect wife&#8211;until I actually got married. When I tried to tell my husband how to be more romantic, more ambitious, and tidier, he avoided me. I dragged him to marriage counseling and nearly divorced him. I then started talking to women who had what I wanted in their marriages and that\u2019s when I got my miracle. The man who wooed me returned.<\/p><p>I wrote a few books about what I learned and accidentally started a worldwide movement of women who practice The Six Intimacy Skills\u2122 that lead to having amazing, vibrant relationships. 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