Marriage Radio: Helping Your Marriage

This is a recast of an episode that originally aired on November 12, 2019.Our live caller explains: My wife left, but she left based on false perceptions. For instance, she thought I was having an affair when I am not having an affair. And, when I ask her about the false perceptions, she doesn’t want to talk about it......and she doesn’t want to come back home, even though we set “boundaries” together beforehand.Dr. Joe Beam asks this caller, “Does your wife thinks you’re controlling her?” The caller responds, “Yes, but I don’t think she has a correct perception.” Dr. Joe Beam asks this caller to evaluate the following phrases he uses with his wife. First, he tells his wife she “is not understanding things correctly.” Second, he tells his wife she “shouldn’t feel a certain way.” Dr. Joe Beam asks this caller to consider how these phrases may make his wife feel like she’s wrong, and that he doesn’t understand her.Dr. Joe Beam instructs this caller to listen. Even if he thinks his wife is wrong, she still needs