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Love This Way! · July 27 · 10 min

The Greatest Relationship Skill Isn't Communication. It's Self-Government!

Send us Fan Mail Most people think the greatest threat to a relationship is poor communication. I don't. I think it's poor character. Because communication doesn't stop you from cheating. Communication doesn't stop you from lying. Communication doesn't stop you from crossing boundaries you know you shouldn't cross. Character does. Somewhere along the way, we've become more impressed by being desired than by being dependable. We've normalized betrayal. We've celebrated temptation. We've treated integrity like it's old-fashioned. But here's the truth... Every decision you make is shaping two things: Your future... and the person you're becoming. The scariest part about betrayal isn't what it does to someone else. It's what it slowly does to you. Because one day, your looks will fade. The attention will fade. The excitement will fade. But your character... will still be introducing you long after everything else is gone. Support the show

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Most people think the greatest threat to a relationship is poor communication.

I don't.

I think it's poor character.

Because communication doesn't stop you from cheating.

Communication doesn't stop you from lying.

Communication doesn't stop you from crossing boundaries you know you shouldn't cross.

Character does.

Somewhere along the way, we've become more impressed by being desired than by being dependable.

We've normalized betrayal.

We've celebrated temptation.

We've treated integrity like it's old-fashioned.

But here's the truth...

Every decision you make is shaping two things:

Your future...

and the person you're becoming.

The scariest part about betrayal isn't what it does to someone else.

It's what it slowly does to you.

Because one day, your looks will fade.

The attention will fade.

The excitement will fade.

But your character...

will still be introducing you long after everything else is gone.

Support the show

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