Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures. (1 Cor 13:5) - Gary Chapman

Dr. Dorothy Tennov, a psychologist, has done long-range studies on the in-love phenomenon. After studying scores of couples, she concluded that the average life span of a romantic obsession is two years.

Those who say it is hypocritical to take positive action when they have negative feelings are operating on the assumption that the true self is determined by emotions. I am suggesting that is a false premise, and to the degree that it has permeated Western thinking, it has been detrimental to family relationships.

The best way to love your children is to love their mother [father].” That’s true. The quality of your marriage greatly affects the way you relate to your children — and the way they receive love. If your marriage is healthy — both partners treating each other with kindness, respect, and integrity — you and your spouse will feel and act as partners in parenting.