Marriage is not primarily about grand gestures. It’s not the anniversary trips, the surprise gifts, or the long-winded apologies that shape the tone of our relationship. More often than not, the health of a marriage is built in hundreds of small moments. In these daily interactions, our words and responses carry more weight than we realize. Julie Mennano, in her book Secure Love, captures this truth in one sentence: “When people feel dismissed, they doubleContinue Reading…