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Dear Young Married Couple

“Not Wrong, Just Different Shades of RIGHT” — The Marriage Mindset That BREAKS Recurring Conflict w/ Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8871 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

💡 Ever had a moment in your marriage where something just clicked? In this episode, we sit down with marriage expert and bestselling author Dr. Emerson Eggerichs to talk about the powerful “light bulb moments” that can completely reframe the way couples see each other. What if the issue you keep arguing about isn’t actually about who’s right and who’s wrong? What if it’s just… different shades of right? Are you accidentally treating a preference like a moral issue? Could there be a “third option” that honors both of you? If you’ve ever wondered why the same conflict keeps resurfacing in your marriage, this conversation might be the breakthrough you’ve been looking for. Resources: 🚢 Get in on the DYMC Cruise happening in spring of 2027! https://www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com/dymc-cruise Love and Respect Ministries https://www.loveandrespect.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Stop judging each other with contempt. So if you're going to reconcile, you've got to see this person the way the Lord sees them. I mean, are you married to a Judas or a Peter? Both deny Jesus in a point. If you're seeing your spouse as a Judas, when they're really, the Lord sees them as a Peter, I suggest you kind of back off because Christ himself isn't seeing your spouse the way you are.

0:21.3

Dear young married couple, what if the fight you keep having isn't because one of you is wrong,

0:27.8

but because both of you are right in different shades?

0:31.5

Most couples don't get stuck on the big stuff.

0:34.0

They get stuck on the same three conversations that never seem to end. It could be tone,

0:39.2

timing, money, sex, parenting, in-laws. And after a while, you stop arguing about the topic and you

0:46.2

start arguing about the person. Today's episode is a gift to us because our guest has

0:52.2

genuinely shaped our marriage and the marriages we serve for many,

0:56.2

many years. Dr. Emerson Egrich is the founder of Love and Respect Ministries and the author of

1:01.9

14 books, including Love and Respect, which is sold over 2 million copies.

1:07.9

After decades of counseling and pastoral ministry and then years of biblical and

1:12.0

relational research, he's helped couples all over the world find language for what's happening

1:16.4

under their conflict. And in his latest release, he offers what he calls libel moments, those

1:22.1

simple truths that flip a switch and help you see the same situation in a completely new way.

1:29.3

One of those is what we're going to camp out on today.

1:33.2

Not wrong, just different shades of right.

1:38.5

Because if you can learn to spot the difference between a spouse who is sinful and a spouse who is simply different, you could stop treating preferences like moral failures and start building something that actually

1:46.4

feels like peace. So here we go. On to the interview. Dr. Emerson Egrich, it's so good to have

1:53.2

you on the program. Thank you for being with us today. Well, I appreciate it, Adam and Carissa. Thank you.

1:58.0

Yeah. I'm very excited about this topic and about your listening audience,

2:01.8

and hopefully we can encourage them. Aw, well, we are so grateful and honored that you are pouring

2:08.5

into our audience and us. You have poured into us for two decades now. So we are, we are so

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