The Relationship Revolution
For the last 10 weeks we have been working our way through Harville Hendrix and his wife Helen’s book Making Marriage Simple 10 Relationship Saving Truths. There is a final chapter entitled The Relationship Revolution which is really their vision for the future. In the chapter we looked at last week, they described the marriage advantage – “married people, on average, are healthier, live longer, enjoy higher incomes, and raise healthier families. And this is true for most marriages, whether they are ‘happy’ or not.” (p.123)
The Marriage Advantage
What if we expanded “the marriage advantage” into our culture? “We offer five final truths to aid in this transformation.” (P.137) They go on to explain:
- Healthy marriages are the ultimate upstream prevention.
- Healthy relationships create strong individuals.
- Couplehood as a spiritual path.
- Marriage isn’t a disease to be treated- it’s the cure.
- Relationship education must be supported and made available to everyone.
They conclude:
“working to make your marriage as strong and healthy as you can is the single most important thing you can do. It impacts you, your partner, your family, and our world. If we become intentional about ensuring the health of marriages, we could make real strides toward not only reducing our deficit, but creating a civilization based on love.” (p.145)
I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have watched or read these weekly videos/posts and commented on them. I’m going to take a break for a few months as my wife and I are going on the road. We will end up back here in Windsor in November and by that time I’ll have figured out the next move. Again, many thanks for your support.
