Husband-Speak: How to Transform His World With Your Words

Transforming Truth #2: Even if it didn’t quite work… His intentions are good

Yes, he wants to make you happy… but sometimes his good intentions, best laid plans, and everything else can fall apart and not end up like he hopes!

One man I talked to described making dinner for his expectant wife. She had been very sick with their first child and he wanted to do something nice for her. He looked through some old cookbooks and found a recipe for a tomato casserole. He picked some fresh tomatoes from the garden and began picturing his wife with a big smile on her face as she ate a delicious meal that she did not have to cook. But instead of seeing that smile, he saw her fleeing from the house. In her pregnant state, she couldn’t bear the smell of the cooking casserole! It became so overwhelming that she had to go to her mother’s house until the smell subsided.

Thankfully, she also knew he meant well – and she told him so! Rather than belittling him for making her sick, she thanked him for his thoughtfulness. Today, it is one of their funniest marriage memories.