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Podcast: Love and Life with Dr. Karin and Pastor Elliott
Episode: Why is My Relationship SO Hard? How Much Work is Too Much Work? Ep. 212
Description: Unpopular opinion: Relationships shouldn’t be all that hard.
It’s an unpopular opinion because the rhetoric around relationships is that they’re so incredibly difficult; you just gotta dig in and not give up.
And yes, once we’ve committed—when we’re married, and we’ve taken vows, and there might be children involved, of course I believe in persevering and sticking with it. As we move through struggles we can—and do—deepen our intimacy. We can emerge stronger after a period of difficulty.
So, this isn’t about bailing out the moment things...