Wish I could read her mind>>>>

[Bworl]

I do think some of our disagreement centered on the use of the word "Princess."

Let me be clear that I certainly was not advocating that NDS begin exalting his wife over him as some type of object to be worshipped.

I was writing, albeit perhaps too passionately, about the exact verses that SG just quoted. We ARE called to love our wives as Christ loves the church.

That means their well being is considered, even before our own occassionally.

That means there is certainly a bit of self sacrifice involved at times, much as Christ was willing to give His life to save ours.

That means we have a strong desire to edify and build them up, helping them to become all that they can be.


In my interpretation, NDS felt as though he had done little to none of this through much of their marriage.

Now, realizing the type of man he had been and what that did to this woman that he now knows he treasures, he seemed to indicate that he desired to show her just how deep his love for her was.

I think that's what they've been doing together with all these nights of fun and passion. And I think it's an amazing and wonderful thing. Just look at how she is responding to being FED spiritually and emotionally by her husband.

He's rightfully worried still about where all this is leading. Are his changes having an effect? More importantly, are his changes causing her to reconsider?

And my response to that is, can you just walk a while longer with that attitude of "who cares?" I think he's doing wonderful things for his wife. Yet he's still scared that he will lose her eventually, and I understand that.

My advice would be to proceed as though she means what she says. And yet proceed as a man who is driven to convince her over how ever much time they have left, that he has found his problem, fixed his problem, and is determined to not take her for granted again.

Then we'll see what happens.


Bill