At the core of every healthy marriage is a strong friendship. Sometimes, we can get so focused on the other aspects of the marriage relationship that we forget that our spouse should be our “Best Friend” too! Investing in your friendship with your spouse is one of the most important and most practical ways to invest into your marriage.
Below are the six traits of true friendship. Make it a priority to grow in each of these areas and your marriage will grow stronger. You can also apply these same principles to all of your other friendships and those will grow as well.
1. Friends Forgive.
Friends don’t bring up old dirt and gossip about each other. They forgive and seek forgiveness with transparency and humility. There can be no grudges for a relationship to thrive.
“Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” Proverbs 17:9
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