Loving With Maturity
Show Notes
About the Guest
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
A friend stood up against an injustice. A group of people were standing by when his wife heard about what he did and because he put himself in harm’s way she reacted in anger. He could have gotten defensive that she chastised him in public, but instead he
Ron: I once witnessed someone act in a mature, loving way and I learned a lot.
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Ron: Here’s what happened: A friend of mine stood up against an injustice. A small group of people were standing by when his wife heard about what he did. And because he put himself in harm’s way she reacted in anger. Now, he could have gotten defensive or embarrassed that other people were looking on as she chastised him, but instead he responded gently, acknowledging that she was worried about him.
Listen, mature friends and lovers stay connected to people even when they are angry with them, and because their focus is on the other person, they can tell when anger is really worry and find a loving spirit even when being attacked. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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