Have you ever badgered your spouse repeatedly with the question, “Do you love me?” Well I am so guilty of what we commonly referred to as “nagging.” Most men consider a previous affirmation of love to be enough to last a lifetime and subsequent questioning to be annoying. Not so with the ladies. They will ask several times a day. But I wonder if the ladies—myself included—really know the reason why they persist with this question.

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As I sat in a hair salon recently  the conversation by the chatty and vociferous ladies turned to marriage. On hearing that I was a Marriage Coach, one lady asked, “What are the reasons the Bible gives for leaving my husband?” I paused for a moment, knowing that I needed to give a delicate but wise response. Finally I proposed, “While there certainly are biblical reasons for leaving a spouse there are a whole lot more reasons to stay.” The conversation quietened.

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