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Heartfelt Marriage


You want to discover and develop the skills and attitudes that will enable you to have a mutually satisfying, emotionally healthy, till-death-do-us-part marriage!

Subscribe to the Heartfelt Marriage Podcast produced by author, speaker, broadcaster, poet, and marriage specialist, Dr. Ron Ross. He speaks from a Christian worldview and from the 52+ years he was married to the same cute little Colorado girl named Amy Kay.

The podcasts are usually less than 10-minutes long and filled with practical help for listeners.

Oct 25, 2017

“Be honest, brutally honest. That is what’s going to maintain relationships.” This “bad marriage advice” quote is attributed to Lauryn Hill, a singer/songwriter.

I want to ask Ms. Hill a couple of questions: Which do you enjoy the most, Ms. Hill, the brutality or the honesty? Also, Ms. Hill, when you’re on the receiving end of brutal honesty, which draws you closer to your critic, the brutality, their ruthlessness, and harshness, or is it their honesty?

In most marriage relationships, most of the time, brutal honesty is NOT a good idea.

When you are brutal, it means you are cruel, course, and ferocious. Those are the words we use to describe a lion’s attack on a young antelope or an organized dogfight.

People who are brutally honest are out to hurt not heal, to punish not pardon, and to polarize not harmonize. And they practice their art under the guise of being honest.

Listen to Dr. Ross’ insights concerning this bad marriage advice. The podcast is less than 9-minutes long.