Make a list
I once came across a woman who taught me a great lesson about acceptance in relationships.
A group of us were complaining about annoying habits of spouses and how they can drive us quite crazy. She was the only one in a long term relationship who did not add to the griping.
We wondered if she was married to a saint.
"Nope", she said, "He is no saint. Early on in my relationship, I made a list of all the things I find irritating about my husband. I then made a decision to accept him as he is and love him despite all these annoying habits that sometimes drive me crazy. So now, on days when I want to nit pick at his exasperating habits, I remind myself, Oh yea, that is on the list, so big deal".
If we have been grumbling about the shortcomings of our other halves for a while now, isn't it time to accept them as they are, the whole package?
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