Are You Truly In It For Better Or For Worse?

The Naked Marriage with Dave & Ashley Willis

XO Marriage

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to another episode of the Naked Marriage Podcast with Dave and Ashley Willis! Today, we're diving deep into the heart of marriage with our Back to the Basics series. Join us as we unpack the vow of 'for better or for worse' and get real about the struggles every couple faces. We'll share insights on staying connected, the power of communication, and the beauty of finding silver linings in tough times. Plus, we'll chat about defining cheating, finding gratitude in past challenges, and growing from our mistakes. Stick around to hear about our upcoming speaking gigs too! Let's keep this journey real and raw together! --------------------- Order your copy of Married Into The Family Today: https://store.xomarriage.com/products/married-into-the-family For all links mentioned in the episode & more XO content, visit https://linktr.ee/nakedmarriage --------------------- Takeaways Marriage is not always easy, and every couple will face struggles. Staying connected and communicating are key to navigating the challenges of marriage. Embracing the hard times can lead to growth and intimacy in the relationship. Finding the good in every season and being grateful for past struggles can bring perspective and strength to the marriage. -------------------- Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Series Overview 02:57 The Reality of Struggles in Marriage 09:04 Staying Connected and Communicating 10:02 Embracing the Hard Times 12:11 Finding the Good in Every Season 17:02 Defining Cheating in Marriage 18:17 Being Grateful for Past Struggles 21:00 Learning from Past Mistakes 21:29 Upcoming Speaking Engagements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to the Naked Marriage Podcast.
0:05.0	We're Dave and Ashley Willis.
0:06.0	Continuing in our series on Back to the Basics.
0:08.6	We're going back to those wedding vows that you and your spouse exchanged, a few months ago maybe decades ago maybe you're preparing to exchange those vows with a fiance here in the in the near future
0:20.0	Whatever season you're in though going back to the basics of what these
0:23.4	vows really mean I think is huge and so we're unpacking them one at a time last
0:27.5	week it was to love and to cherish and this week it is for better or for worse.
0:34.2	And we've got a surprise at the end.
0:36.0	I think for the rest of the series,
0:37.6	we're going to end these episodes with something cool.
0:39.6	Our friends, Kenny and Heidi, two of our marriage mediators, who help couples who are going to go
0:45.6	through all variety of struggles, they do a great job.
0:48.4	In our staff Christmas party at Exo, we got this present from them called Let's Get Deep.
0:53.4	And it's this card game.
0:55.5	And this isn't a commercial.
0:56.5	These people don't like sponsor the podcast.
0:58.3	But we got this present and the cards are really cool.
1:00.5	They're conversation starters and questions. So we're going to ask each
1:03.4	other one of these without telling the other what it is. So in real time we're going to get a
1:08.4	deep question that we're going to ask each other at the end of these episodes. And this might be a question you and your spouse could ask each other at the end of these episodes and this might be a question you and your spouse could
1:14.0	ask each other right so it might spark some great conversation for you but before we dive in
1:20.2	the love of my life here who if you're watching on YouTube you see she's dressed as a beautiful
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