Monday, June 4, 2012

Trinitarian friendships

Think Trinity for friendships: you, the other, the relationship.

Every two people have a unique relationship and draw different dimensions to the fore.

It is easy to become jealous of friends of your spouse, not because they threaten your relationship with him, but because they share something unique that you will never share with him. But yours, as spouse, is deeply unique as well! The friendships enrich your spousal relationship because they help him to develop other dimensions of self that he will then be able to share with you.

This, of course, assumes a healthy friendship. Bad friendships bring out bad dimensions, and should be rectified or terminated.

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