Diagnosis
Marriage dies of leftover attention. You gave the best hours to the job and brought the scraps home, then wondered why the house went quiet. Love is a standard you keep when you are tired, not a feeling you wait to return.
Protocol
- 1Name the actual injury in one sentence. No court case. No history lecture.
- 2Put a protected block on the calendar this week that is only for the two of you. Phones down.
- 3Repair one small unkept promise before you attempt a big talk.
The standard: Your spouse gets a first-string version of you, not the leftover.
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
Ephesians 5:25