Ep.37 Man Talk: 'Not-so Newlyweds On The Highs & Lows Of Marriage' (Part 1)

Today we're tuning into Man Talk, the segment that unlocks the male perspective on the topic of the week. The conversations are really enlightening but more importantly it will help us all understand the male psyche and how to navigate it for our relationships and marriage.

Episode Summary

In Part 1 of this 2 part episode, Andre and Ron-Cey share their views on the topic, 'Highs & Lows of Marriage'. These happily married men share with me what for men are highs in their marriage and tells us what we need to do as single women to get there. 

Key Takeaways

• Preparing for marriage is really about dealing with individual issues and wounds from childhood (5:01)
• We need to receive teachings (about marriage etc.) before we go into marriage (7:05)
• The business of working on yourself is a journey and it is not easy and is never completed before marriage (11:45)
• For me, their wife's full support, prayer covering and friendship are very important (15:05)
• We must focus less on preferences and more on principles e.g. faithfulness, commitment to love, communication (17:00)
• To have a successful marriage we need to actively prepare ourselves (29:51)

Top Quotes

• Better  me, better we. The better I am, the more healed and whole I am, it's  the better me that I bring to the table...it enables ease of partnership  (5:13)
• When you become one with somebody else, the aim of that is for you to fulfill purpose together (7:13)
• I know I can come to my wife and share anything. She creates that atmosphere for me and and vice versa (13:40)
• When she prays for me no Goliath can trouble this. I feel like I can kill any giant (14:39)
• When  I was younger...a lot of my preferences, my idiosyncrasies...was a  principle for me. But it wasn't a principle for God (16:01)
• The  moment you begin to make your preferences a principle, you can border  on either manipulation...oppression...Principles are things that will  bless both partners (16:30)
• The  process is God's doing. What your responsibility is, is to yield to the  process and allow God to confirm what you believe is in your heart  (20:52)

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