Top 8 Marriage Issues in 2019: #1 | Ep. 383
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
In this series we have been dissecting the Top 8 Marriage Issues in 2019. These 8 issues are the top 8 issues that Dr. Kim has seen this year with marriages.
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about the #1 biggest issue in marriages this year which is: infidelity.
An affair always rocks a marriage. Some couples are able to ride that rocky storm and see God's grace and redemption in amazing ways. Other couples choose to end a marriage after an affair, and that's okay too! But in this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about why affairs happen and answering the question- can we affair proof a marriage?
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
- "The worst thing we can do is to think that we're not vulnerable to having an affair or being unfaithful in our marriage." - Dr. Kim Kimbelring
- "A lot of couples don't realize how valuable trust is in their marriage until it's broken." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
- "If at all possible, try not to be alone with someone of the opposite sex who isn't your spouse." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
- "Don't stay friends with old boyfriends and girlfriends on social media." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This has been a fun and interesting series to do as we have dissected the top eight marriage issues in 2019. |
| 0:10.4 | These eight issues are the top eight issues that Dr. Kim has seen with marriages this year. |
| 0:15.1 | In this episode, we are talking about the number one biggest issue in marriages this year, which is infidelity. An affair always rocks a |
| 0:22.9 | marriage. Some couples are able to ride that rocky storm and see God's grace and redemption in |
| 0:27.8 | amazing ways. Other couples choose to end a marriage after an affair, and that's okay too. |
| 0:33.1 | But today we're going to be talking about why affairs happen and answering the question, |
| 0:37.4 | can we affair proof a marriage? |
| 0:39.6 | We pray you find this episode helpful to you and your marriage. |
| 0:44.3 | Welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage |
| 0:48.6 | and practical advice on how to have a God-honoring awesome marriage. |
| 0:53.0 | I am your podcast producer and co-host Christina Dodson. |
| 0:56.2 | On the show will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimberling. |
| 0:58.9 | Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 40 years. |
| 1:03.1 | His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship. |
| 1:15.9 | Dr. Kim, why is infidelity happening so much? |
| 1:18.4 | I think it's always been around. |
| 1:21.5 | I mean, go back to David and Best Shiva and other things in the Old Testament. |
| 1:25.8 | But I think for us, we do live in a very sex charge culture. |
| 1:27.9 | I mean, sex sells, |
| 1:30.8 | so you see sex associated with almost every product, |
| 1:31.8 | things like that. |
| 1:37.2 | And I think we don't have good boundaries a lot of times in sexual relationship. |
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