How Waffles and Spaghetti Can Build a Stronger Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 19 May 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Bill and Pam Farrel discuss differing approaches men and women take on marriage. They offer practical marital advice on how spouses can understand one another’s differences and even delight in them. The Farrels discuss communication challenges couples face — how women tend to address multiple topics and emotions all at once while men want to address one subject at a time. They describe how men and women can learn to relate to each other’s different styles and needs. (Part 2 of 2)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Jim Daly here. Today's cultured deeply needs help, but in times like these, the light of Christ can shine even brighter. |
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| 0:31.0 | You mentioned people don't have waffles and spaghetti at the same time. |
| 0:36.0 | Not typically. |
| 0:37.0 | And it actually is kind of the point. |
| 0:39.0 | Because one of the big points of our book is if you want to get your needs met and marriage, you need to take turns. |
| 0:44.0 | And if you take turns meeting each other's needs, it tends to go really well. |
| 0:49.0 | If you try to force them to get met at the same time, you tend to get in conflict. |
| 0:53.0 | Well, that's Bill Ferrell describing how husbands and wives interact in marriage, |
| 0:58.0 | often coming from very different perspectives. |
| 1:01.0 | And maybe you've seen some of those differences in your relationship. |
| 1:05.0 | Bill and his wife, Pam, are back with us today on Focus on the Family. |
| 1:08.0 | And thank you for joining us as well. |
| 1:10.0 | Your host is Focus President and author Jim Daly and I'm John Fuller. |
| 1:14.0 | And John, we had a fun conversation last time with Bill and Pam about common differences between men and women. |
| 1:20.0 | And if you're scratching your head saying there really is no difference with me and my spouse, look a little deeper. |
| 1:26.0 | It's got to be there. |
| 1:28.0 | And as we shared last time, these are God-designed differences. |
| 1:31.0 | I think he did this on purpose. |
| 1:33.0 | I've often thought, and I think Gary Thomas wrote about this, but I often thought, Lord, why did you bring opposites together? |
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