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Dude Skill #2: TALK – Part 2

#7 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. Why Don’t Men Talk To Their Wives? Why is talking to our wives one of the hardest things in the world for us…
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Dude Skill #2: TALK – Part 1

#6 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 Fine. That is my go-to word. “How was…
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Dude Skill #1: LISTEN – Part 4

#5 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK Sometimes I Don’t Know What She Is Going To Say Even after knowing my wife for over twenty-five years I am still sometimes…
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Dude Skill #1: LISTEN – Part 3

#4 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. Women Are Tired Of Being Fixed Women want to be heard, not fixed. They are open to encouragement, challenge, and even rebuke, but…
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Dude Skill #1: LISTEN – Part 2

#3 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. Our Wives Don’t Feel Safe The other day I noticed Amie (Darrin’s wife) was especially silent. Later in the day that silence morphed…
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Dude Skill #1: LISTEN – Part 1

#2 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. Hearing But Not Listening Women like it when you listen to them. They are funny that way. Wives often ask if we hear…
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