{"id":12215,"date":"2020-02-17T06:19:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T04:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=12215"},"modified":"2020-02-17T09:40:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T07:40:41","slug":"10-uncomfortable-questions-on-love-and-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/10-uncomfortable-questions-on-love-and-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Uncomfortable Questions on Love and Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christina and I decided to ask each other some tough questions about love and marriage. In the end marriage and the gospel are closely tied. Listen along with us to find out how we answer these questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions for Christina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Were there ever times in our marriage when you didn\u2019t feel love for me?<\/li><li>What annoys you most about me and how do you deal with it,<\/li><li>What\u2019s the biggest difference between your family growing up and your family now.<\/li><li>How did you know I was the one for you?<\/li><li>Do you ever find it difficult to forgive me for something? How do you deal with that?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions for Caleb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Did you have a girlfriend before me? How did that affect your decisions about dating and marriage later on?<\/li><li>Have ever been tempted by pornography? How did you deal with it?<\/li><li>What do you do when an attractive woman catches your eye?<\/li><li>What was one of the biggests shocks for you after we got married?<\/li><li>How do you deal with conflict in marriage?<\/li><\/ol>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FTGT_S01E03.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F10-uncomfortable-questions-on-love-and-marriage%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/TGT_S01E03.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=12215-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/TGT_S01E03.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TGT_S01E03.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 46:41 &#8212; 42.7MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('12215-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_12215-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_12215-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FTGT_S01E03.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F10-uncomfortable-questions-on-love-and-marriage%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christina and I decided to ask each other some tough questions about love and marriage. 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