High Prices

Quickly now, name the top five things that irritates you about the person who is closest to you. (We talking spouse, parents, siblings, closest friend, etc.)

Here’s my guess: If I had asked you to make that list five, ten, even 20 years ago most, if not all, of the things on your list would have been on the earlier list as well.

Admit it, the person you love has faults, and they’re probably not going to change.

Pretending or ignoring their faults doesn’t work and trying to fuss, complain, and nag their faults away won’t work either.

So what to do?

Be realistic. Just consider those faults a part of the price you have to pay for the joy and privilege to share your life with the person you love so much.

If you are a married woman, this may be especially important advice for you. (70% of all divorces are initiated by women.) You were not wrong, that blockhead you married really is worth loving. You saw good in him, don’t let a few faults rob you of a rich and lasting relationship.

Let time do its work.

It has a way of smoothing out the rough edge and giving perspective to those incredibly major faults that are really bothering you. Turns out, a few decades will show that they’re not really that big a deal after all.

The ONE THING for today: Putting up with the faults of the people you love is just a part of the price you have to pay to live with people who are not as perfect as you.