This article is courtesy of HomeLife magazine.
Although some people enjoy winter sports, I don't know any couples who enjoy winter marriages. Winter marriages are characterized by coldness, harshness, and bitterness. The dreams of spring are covered with layers of ice, and the forecast calls for freezing rain.
Marc has been married for 24 years but says of his marriage, "It's discouraging. We disagree on everything. We are both bull-headed, and this has created many conflicts. There is a coldness about our relationship."
His wife, Marsha, says, "Marc is so critical. I feel there has been more effort on my part than his. He will not listen and doesn't care about my feelings. At this stage, we spend little time together and give almost no affirmation or touch."
The winter season of marriage
Hurt, anger, disappointment, loneliness, rejection, and sometimes hopelessness are the emotions that couples experience when their marriage is in the winter season. What brings a couple to such an ice age? Rigidity - the unwillingness to consider the other person's perspective and to work toward a meaningful solution.
