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Ashley Willis

5 Common Ways We Suck the Life Right Out of our Marriage

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 12:47 pm   by Ashley Willis

5 Common Ways We Suck the Life Right Out of our Marriage 2017-11-08T12:47:29-04:00 Ashley Willis

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5 Common Ways We Suck the Life Right Out of our Marriage-0

I have always pretty much hated the word “sucks” for as long as I can remember.  The word was originally a verb, but I think my generation decided to make it a lovely adjective used to describe our less than favorite moments.  I know there are certainly worse words that my kids could say, but I have told my boys on more than one occasion that we don’t use “that word” in our house.  It just rubs me the wrong way, even though there have been a few times where “that word” was the only one I could find to describe my own disdain something.

With all of that said, I think there are certain things that can suck the life right out of our marriage, which in turn makes our marriage kind of, dare I say it, sucky (okay, I might just hate that word even more, but it is perfectly descriptive).  So, here are some marriage life-suckers that we need to be aware of and that honestly, need to hit the road right now…

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