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Focus on Marriage Podcast

Can People See Your Love for Each Other?

Focus on Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

Society & Culture, Relationships

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Do you remember what first attracted you to your spouse? John and Greg share what drew them to their wives. Plus, Jim Daly speaks with Matt and Lisa Jacobson about how they've learned to still be romantic to each other in public. Then, Erin Smalley offers hope to couples who've lost the romantic spark.

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0:00.0

Well, as we approach almost 40 years of marriage, I think back to when I first met my wife.

0:10.0

It was

0:15.0

Spontaneus Camp Out and I was just drawn to her spirit of adventure. I'm a firstborn so I like to plan everything. She was spontaneous and she still is spontaneous and I'm still attracted to her and it's a good thing. I'm John

0:25.4

Fuller joined by Aaron and Greg Smalley who lead our marriage department here and

0:29.1

Greg were you attracted to something in Aaron that is a little bit different than you?

0:34.4

Yeah for sure I mean beyond her obvious beauty and love for the Lord. It's funny how the word you

0:41.4

used to describe Dina was really the one that I had

0:44.6

picked which was adventurous. I'm like you John just pretty routine driven.

0:49.1

It was just fun to have someone just always wanting to let's do something different or let's take this

0:55.5

risk.

0:56.5

That's a big one and then just how caring she is.

0:59.4

She just, man, she's the poster person for empathy and just does it so well and all of that really

1:07.2

drew me in but she set the hook and the rest is there a

1:11.8

rest is history history and we'll come back to you maybe on this one I do want to say yes you you brought up caring heart

1:19.0

Dina Dean is so much like you in summer really and I'm still waiting for that time for you two to get together.

1:26.0

Yes.

1:27.0

Do we want that though?

1:28.0

We do, except if it comes to puppies.

1:30.0

Now if you're going to talk about being adventurous by bringing a puppy into the home.

1:33.6

By bringing a puppy home on accident.

1:37.2

We'll post pictures maybe.

1:38.7

Matt and Lisa Jacobson talked with Focus President Jim Daly about different personalities and how this played out in their relationship.

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