Always Growing: When Contempt Threatens

Life in Relationship

When Contempt Threatens

Describe contempt in your own words. Which aspects of contempt stick out to you the most?

What does respect do for a marriage?

Consider the list of concrete ways contempt is given. Which of these strongly effect you, no matter where they are given?

Read 2nd Samuel 6:16-23. What emotions are behind Michal’s contempt?

Wellness Exercise: Watch a tv show together and watch for ways the characters show contempt in home life. Imagine ways together that they might recover from each of those moments of contempt.

Resources: Love and Respect Workbook

https://www.gottman.com/blog/this-one-thing-is-the-biggest-predictor-of-divorce/

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