Tag: opinions

It’s difficult to relax on the Internet, especially social media—Twitter and Facebook are like open microphones where everyone is simultaneously speaking their opinions about everything, all the time. The pressure to have an opinion and to share it in new, cleverer and louder ways can be quickly exhausting. I find myself forgetting what I really care about, losing track of my own feelings, and becoming numb to my body.

In addition to everything else you may be dealing with as a military spouse, you are bound to hear a few unintentionally thoughtless comments that will leave you wondering how to respond.

Any military spouse can probably recite a list of the tactless comments they’ve heard when their spouse has been deployed, from "compliments" that sting to doom-and-gloom rants from others that fan the flames of worry.

While family and friends may be grasping for the right words to say, when feeling nervous they may chatter on and make a difficult situation worse.

Do you find that you and your spouse have radically opposing views regarding crucial issues, such as child raising, money, politics, or family values that are causing major friction in the relationship? Whatever the opposition, what do you do when your views or opinions are so diametrically different than your spouse’s that they’re affecting the health of your marriage? Is it possible to reach a middle ground and still stay happily married?

It depends on five issues: