Today we're going to be talking about sharing your marriage conflict with your friends.

I know, it seems weird.

Is marriage conflict really something we want to share?

We are going to be talking about when it's appropriate to share your marriage issues

with who and why.

Too often we are too stingy with the truth of our conflict and our marriages,

and our friendships and our friends' marriages end up missing out because of it.

Dr. Kim shares some great practical advice on sharing our issues

and how that can benefit our whole community,

and he gives some great vision for gospel-centered community.

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.

Welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage

and practical advice on how to have a God-honoring awesome marriage.

I am your co-host, Christina Dodson.

On the show, will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling.

Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. His passion is to help you strengthen your most

intimate relationship. Dr. Kim, why would we ever share our marriage conflict with our friends? What's the benefit?

I think the reality is we all have conflict. You know, I mean, and if somebody, you know,

if someone came in for counseling, they probably wouldn't tell me they don't have conflict.

I'd think, okay, you're either not even communicating with each other or you're not telling

the truth about something.

But I think you share, I think in that situation to get a different perspective, you know,

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