“I Won’t Spend a Dime, Greg”
Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast
Focus on the Family
4.5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever misunderstood something your spouse said? We've all done it at some point. Jim Daly chats with Greg and Erin about a time they worked through a misunderstanding while moving. Plus, John asks the Smalley's on how working through a miscommunication can build trust with your spouse.
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| 0:00.0 | Your marriage can be healed. |
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| 0:12.4 | We'll go to this thing, but this is it. |
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| 0:30.9 | If you've been married any length of time, say a week or more, you've probably had a situation where there was a misunderstanding between the two of you. |
| 0:44.0 | Whenever that happens, though, it's good to remember you're still on the same team. |
| 0:48.4 | I'm John Fuller, joined by my friends and colleagues, Greg and Aaron Smalley. |
| 0:52.4 | They lead the focus on the family marriage department, |
| 0:55.1 | and they had a great conversation with Focus President Jim Daly and his wife, Gene, |
| 1:01.0 | where they talked about this very thing. It happened while they were moving. Let's listen in. |
| 1:07.0 | You talk about this, why couples need to choose kind of who is going to win when they get into that argument. |
| 1:14.5 | You know, when you're getting into a little discussion, I've had people, you know, text us and say, |
| 1:19.8 | if you're Christian, you shouldn't argue. |
| 1:21.5 | Okay, but, you know, the real world is you do come to some differences. |
| 1:26.1 | But I like that idea thinking through who's going to win here. |
| 1:30.5 | And I know your answer, obviously. |
| 1:32.7 | But sometimes stopping to think that through in the middle of emotions is a little hard. |
| 1:38.8 | But explain who wins. |
| 1:40.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:40.7 | Well, oftentimes we'll oppose our spouse. |
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