3 Signs that Your Relationship with Your Parents is HURTING your Marriage

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 12:59 pm by Ashley Willis

3 Signs that Your Relationship with Your Parents is HURTING your Marriage 2017-11-08T12:59:44-04:00 Ashley Willis

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You feel like you and your spouse can't make a decision without calling your mom or dad and seeking their approval first.

Here are 3 signs:

You feel like you and your spouse can’t make a decision without calling your mom or dad and seeking their approval first.

There is a big difference between asking your parents’ advice and seeking their approval. Advice is something you consider, but approval is something you try to earn. And, this is a losing game when it comes to your marriage, because your parents’ approval of you isn’t always going to line up with the decisions that you and your spouse make together. Therefore, you don’t want to play that game.

Sure, we should seek our parent’s advice, especially when they have some specific wisdom on the issue. But, we need to stop trying to win their approval, and instead, focus on what God has called us to do as a married couple.

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