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Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

5 Differences That Add STRESS To Marriage

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Christianity, Talk Radio, Default, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Personality differences, age differences, cultural differences. We often come to relationships with a set of differences; things that set us apart and give us a unique role in the relationship we’re in. We come from different families, different experiences, and different lifestyles. And each of those differences can be an asset to our romantic lives. Differences add spice to a relationship. But let’s be honest, they also add stress. From Age Differences to Faith Differences In today’s episode, our caller wrote in specifically asking the question of age differences in a relationship. Is it okay for their to be an age difference? Does it have a negative impact on the relationship? What age range is okay and what is too far apart? There are so many “differences” that can add stress to a relationship, and age difference is certainly one of them. But differences aren’t necessarily something we should avoid – instead, they are something we need to be aware of. So in answering her question today, I decided to tackle a list of a few of the differences that tend to make marriage harder as well as what you need to know about managing those differences. Check out this episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast to hear the 5 differences that can add stress to a relationship. Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast?  Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON iTUNES BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER or SPOTIFY Resources Mentioned on the Love + Relationships Podcast and Additional Show Notes: For another great episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast check out: Oversharing in Relationships – 10 Things Not To Talk About Too Soon BOOKS BY DEBRA Get busy learning what you need to know about healthy singleness, dating, and marriage. Check out Choosing Marriage: Why It Has To Start With We > Me or True Love Dates: Your Indispensable Guide to Finding the Love of Your Life.   DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, friends, welcome back to the love and relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah Felita,

0:24.0

and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid conversations about love, sex, dating,

0:29.2

singleness, and marriage. For those of you who don't know me or are tuning in for the first time,

0:33.7

I'm a licensed professional counselor and author specializing in relationship issues.

0:39.3

I also run the Relationship Advice blog True Love Dates.com, reaching millions of people with the

0:44.8

message that healthy people make healthy relationships. If you've tuned into the podcast before,

0:51.1

you know it's a hotline style show, meaning people call in or write in with

0:55.2

their relationship questions and I answer them on this show in short, practical, bite-sized

1:00.3

answers. If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show, send it via email or

1:05.8

voice memo to Deborah at true lovedates.com or check out my podcast page, truelovedates.com slash love and

1:13.2

relationships. And I'll do my best to get it answered on one of the episodes. So let's get

1:17.9

started. Today's question comes from Teresa from Atlanta. Hi, Deborah. My boyfriend and I have a 12-year

1:30.4

age gap. We've started noticing some conflict that has come up recently and we're wondering if

1:35.3

our age differences have something to do with it. Do you have any advice for us?

1:49.6

I'm really glad to be tackling this question on the podcast today because it's a question that comes up a lot.

1:51.6

And for some reason recently, I've received a lot of questions that have to do with age

1:56.7

differences, people who are attracted to someone who's much older than them or wanting to date someone

2:03.5

who's much younger than them, asking what advice I have regarding age differences.

2:07.9

So Teresa is not alone with this question. And I think it's an important one to tackle

2:14.3

because differences are differences, right?

2:17.6

And there's so many differences that we can bring into a relationship.

2:21.5

And honestly, I think differences kind of keep the spice in our relationship.

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