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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Communication Mistakes Spouses Make

Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

How do you and your spouse work through your different communication styles? Jim Daly is joined by marriage experts, Bill and Pam Farrel, and they'll share common mistakes men and women make in communicating. Plus, John and the Smalley's give some tips to help you avoid miscommunications in your marriage.

 

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0:00.0

As a young teen Mary became a follower of Jesus after reading focus on the family's

0:06.2

Brio magazine.

0:08.1

And I remember thinking to myself, I don't have that.

0:11.3

I'd really like to know what that's about and so it was an inward

0:16.2

decision right there that I made in my room after reading you know this article in the

0:20.9

Brio magazine that I want to have that kind of

0:23.6

walk with God that this girl is talking about.

0:26.0

For 30 years we've helped Mary grow in her faith.

0:29.0

We've strengthened her marriage and now we're equipping her to be a good mom to her own kids.

0:34.8

Like really focused on the family has been and all the different resources and

0:39.3

individuals the voices of focusing the family. It's really been a mentor to me, to my family. It's really been a mentor to me, to my family and just it's

0:46.2

cool to see the legacy. I'm Jim Daly. Working together we can save more

0:50.6

families like Mary's every month.

0:53.2

Please call 800 a family or donate it

0:56.0

focus on the family.

0:57.3

dot com slash family. Well, this isn't a news flash for most of us. You and your spouse likely have very different

1:10.9

communication styles, and sometimes it's great and other times getting on the same page is kind of hard.

1:16.8

But rather than just giving up and saying it's impossible, let us encourage you to work through

1:22.1

and to celebrate those differences.

1:24.0

I'm John Fuller joined by Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife Erin.

1:28.0

They lead the Focus Marriage Department because they communicate exactly the same, right?

1:34.0

I'm waiting for Aaron to tell me what to say.

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