There is a book I have just started reading. “Love and Respect” by Emerson Eggerichs.
A little over a year ago, a friend of mine was teaching the principles from this book. He claimed it to be one of the best approaches to marriage that he had encountered. He has done counselling for over two decades. So, I was interested!
I checked out the website. Some good things there.
But not until this week had I run across the book easily accessible to me. And at price I was ready to give.
The premise is that men are to love women in marriage — women to respect men. Then a marriage will function well.
I’m interested to see how this relates to other premises I have heard about well functioning marriages. Without delving too far into the book, I suspect that when a man loves a women he is providing security for her. When a woman respects a man, she is giving him power in the relationship.
I could be a long way off — but then, that’s why I like to read books. The interaction of my thoughts with those of an author make a book another guest around my table!!