Alyssa suffered through 11 years of her husband's addiction, and she feared the worst.

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in first Corinthian 728 it says but those who marry will face many troubles in life.

And so it says in scripture when you get married you're going to face difficulties you're going to

face hardships and I always say thank goodness we can do that together there's not

another person that I would want to face some of the trials some of the troubles that we've experienced over 30 years of marriage.

I wouldn't want to go through any of that without Greg.

I really like that. That's Aaron Smalley sharing some insights and encouragement about marriage and she and her husband

Dr. Greg Smalley joined us last time on a Best of 2023 edition of Focus on the Family and

they identified some of the key ingredients couples need for a more loving relationship that'll go the distance

that'll provide you the kind of relationship that they're experiencing.

Thanks for joining us for Focus on the Family, your host is Focus President and author Jim

Daily and I'm John Fuller.

Last time we shared some funny stories and great advice came from Greg and

Aaron about how to avoid combat in your marriage and move toward negotiation instead which should be a breath of fresh air for everybody and why we each need to work on our emotional triggers.

Boy that's so relights, Gene and I do that so often to each other.

But those emotional triggers, how do we avoid those kind of conflicts that are avoidable?

I love how the Smalley's emphasized the importance of faith in the whole process.

Strong marriages are built on the foundation of God's word, and we've always got to bring

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