Great Marriage

Great Marriage

Secrets that Harm

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Jo Crosby
Jun 18, 2025
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In Great Marriage, avoid harmful secrets (and avoid living a life that prompts secret keeping).

  • Learn the difference between privacy, safe surprises, and secrets that harm. Have open, candid discussions about each of these with your spouse.

  • Practice truth telling.

  • Prize honesty.

  • Value integrity.

  • Shape your character around Scripture.

  • Live in Christlikeness.

  • Avoid the temptation to keep a harmful secret just once, because just once is often a slippery slope to all the time.

One might think this post is too basic, but I’m often surprised…

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