This past week was...an interesting first in our new marriage. My husband and I both went through periods of grumpiness/irritability and just having an overall bad attitude. Luckily our bouts of sourness did not coincide with each other. First I took my turn, then he, and I had to finish it out with another round.
Now, my husband is pretty wonderful as he rarely gets very cranky. Usually I am the one growling and glaring at the world. So it was an experience to be on the receiving end of someone's foul mood... most definitely not a pleasant time. In the context of marriage these issues need to be dealt with quite differently I'm finding. You can't exactly leave and just avoid the entire issue. It needs to be addressed to keep the tension from escalating. By the end of the week we had apologised and worked through the problems.
Reflecting on the entire affair has brought home to me again that one's attitude is a matter of choice. It is up to us to choose our demeanor and how we react to life's little irritating occurrences. For my poor husband's sake I shall endeavour to not immediately default to negative reaction.
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