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Some problems don't go away.

No matter how much money you throw at them, no matter how much you discuss them, no matter how much you pray about them, and no matter how much you will them to disappear, some problems just don't go away.

So, they must be managed.

Earlier this week I did some coaching for a couple that has been married for 21 days.

Although I shouldn't have been surprised, I was kinda caught off guard because a couple who's been married just over 20 days was experiencing a situation I had experienced the previous evening with my wife, and I've been married for 20 years!

Boy did I feel like a dope.

But, here's the truth: some problems just don't go away. They can't. Most issues don't just vanish into thin air. They just lie dormant until something or someone arouses them.

So, if problems don't just go away, it makes sense that they must be managed.

The success of your marriage will depend on how well you manage communication breakdowns, personality differences, family issues, poor financial decisions, sexual desires and the like.

Instead of wasting time and energy on trying to fix something that will never be totally fixed, consider learning skills and habits that will help you manage the issues so they don't doom your marriage.

Kevin