137. Why God Made Your Spouse the OPPOSITE of You (And What to Do About It)

About this episode

The episode discusses how the differences between spouses are intentional gifts from God rather than problems to solve.

The thing about your spouse that drives you the most crazy? God put it there on purpose. Not as punishment. As an invitation. But here's the tender truth — most of us have spent years treating our spouse's differences as problems to solve instead of gifts to unwrap. And today's episode is for both of you: the one who's felt unseen, and the one who's felt criticized. We're going to speak to both of your hearts today, because God's design for masculine and feminine in marriage is more beautiful than anything the world has tried to sell you. This one might stir something. Let's dive in.” >> Join WAITLIST of TKMM (Cohort #3 coming 5/8/26 ), our signature 6-month cohort — a powerful journey to radically transform your marriage from the inside out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TKM MASTERY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ >> Be a part of our Facebook community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (PS: must answer all questions in order to join). >> Have a question for us? Reach out on Instagram…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Teixeira, Haley Teixeira

Topics covered

• marriage
• communication
• conflict resolution
• intimacy
• spousal differences

Keywords

• spouse
• differences
• marriage
• God's design
• communication
• intimacy
• conflict resolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TKMM, Facebook

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