How to Break Bad Habits and Cultivate a Healthy Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Dr. Randy Schroeder recommends husbands and wives learn to forgive each other, be solution-focused in conflict, and infuse laughter into their relationship. He also warns about having secrets, interrupting each other, and using sarcasm. Couples can learn better ways to interact and communicate!
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| 1:04.0 | One thing you should do in marriage is definitely to listen. Everybody kind of knows that. |
| 1:11.8 | Don't hesitate to tell your husband what you truly need. Do have lots of laughter together and don't expect your spouse to |
| 1:18.2 | change. Don't fight when you're hungry. Don't fight when you're tired. And do buy each other chocolate. |
| 1:25.2 | I like that one. What do you think? I mean, there are some good do's and don't there, and every marriage can benefit from some |
| 1:32.2 | insights. |
| 1:33.2 | How well are you doing? |
| 1:34.7 | I'm John Fuller, and this is Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and today we're going to |
| 1:38.5 | be examining different habits that you can cultivate that will either help or hurt your |
| 1:43.9 | relationship with your spouse. |
| 1:45.5 | And thanks for joining us. |
| 1:47.0 | You know, John, Gene and I have been married like 40, almost 40 years. |
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