Who gets the BLAME when things go wrong?

Published: Sept. 14, 2017, 3:15 p.m.

\u201cThree Kinds of Marriage\u201d is a presentation Dr. Ross made at Southeast Christian Church in Parker, Colorado. This podcast is part one of that presentation, \u201ca blaming marriage.\u201d

\xa0You will know you have a blaming marriage if most of your disagreements and battles begin or end with, \u201cIf only\u2026.\u201d\xa0

  • Our marriage would be better if only \u2026 Finish the sentence.
  • Our sex life would be more frequent if only \u2026 Finish the sentence.
  • Our finances would improve if he would only \u2026 Finish the sentence.
  • Our kids would get better grades if only the teachers would \u2026 Finish the sentence.
  • I would have gotten that promotion at work if only my boss \u2026 Finish the sentence.

Lots of times these \u201cif onlys\u201d have a measure of truth in them, but most of the time they are excuses for our own missteps, our own bad attitudes, our own blunders.

Blaming marriages are not happy marriages. You want a happy marriage, right? Then listen to this podcast; it is less than ten minutes long.