Every married couple confronts the day when one or another of the partners is hurt, frustrated or perhaps disillusioned. Questions such as "what did I ever see in this person?" or "How can I go on in this?" float to conscious thought. At such times we have choices to make. Either work through the tough stuff and work it out, or ignore the problems and hope they'll go away.
Problems go away on their own, about like a leaky roof gets better on its own. If repairs or renovations are not undertaken, what began as a leak becomes major damage. That's true with house roofs and with relationships. Sometimes we'll make foolish statements such as "I'd never" or "I know she's upset, but she would never...". It's best not to operate under the assumption that we're invincible and immune to temptation. It's smarter to follow the counsel of Paul who reminded readers two thousand years ago that husbands and wives can be tempted toward unfaithfulness. For that reason, our responsibility as men is to initiate the conversations and make the efforts to restore vibrant relationship. We are seek - respectfully and graciously - to bring difficulties which divide to the light of day and address them carefully. In that way intimacy at all levels can be reestablished.
Remember this: Adultary is unfaithfulness to our covenant promises. We can be unfaithful in many ways. Yet adultary is usually the easy and lazy way out of a difficult relationship.
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