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[quote=Anonymous]You said that you have common goals and you appreciated, at least in the beginning,the differences in personalities.  Maybe I'm oversimplifying things but I think at the end of the day if you appreciate each other and show it and are kind to each other, you both will be motivated to work out the details. I read somewhere that one of the top five reasons people divorced was that they didn't feel appreciated by their partner and I believe it.  Everyone wants to feel valued.  You go to work and it is nice when people say thank you and you feel like your efforts are valued.  You have friends that you like to think value your friendship. You want to feel appreciated by your spouse/significant other and that reflects in how you interact and what priorities you set together.  I think the only relationship that someone doesn't need to show appreciation and the relationship still can grow is that between a parent and child and even then at some point a child grows up and can't take their parents for granted.

I hope you guys can get back to why you decided to get married and change the dynamic of communication.  This is where maybe a counselor can help. The arguments about blame have to stop and you have to find your way back to being a team where the differences are used to work together and willingness to try different approaches to reach common goals rather than blaming for failures.  [/quote]

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