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YOUR CHILD/ a special g i f t of God
by David and Mary Mullins
are perhaps unpreventable, but the great majority can be overcome by some timely advice. Do have the good sense to talk frankly with each other about this side of your marriage. Real and deep sat isfaction for a Christian couple is threefold: phys ical, mental and spiritual. The important thing is that these three should go together. The height of Christian married happiness is in reaching this real satisfaction together. It is for this reason that we feel it is so important for every couple to dis cuss together the more elusive side of physical sat isfaction. Many young couples sensibly plan to learn to live with each other alone for a year or two, but soon in both husband and wife there will come an
T h e p h y s ic a l s id e o f m a r r ia g e calls for more than mere adjustment. Here we are starting a new part of life, and those who feel that they will reach full harmony on the honeymoon are likely to be disappointed. Rather, this is the beginning of an art, and as in so many other fields, experience makes perfect. Do not be discouraged, therefore, if the ideal success outlined in the books you may have read together is not achieved in the first few weeks. Success and immeasurable joy will come with patience, love and good humor. On the other hand, if success and full happiness elude you after a year or so of marriage, then consult your doctor or your local Marriage Guidance Council, for often a little advice can help enormously. Some problems
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NOVEMBER, 1967
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