Defensiveness: Losing Relationship Strategies #6

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Create Your Strongest Year Yet as a CoupleGet Intentional With Your Relationship in 2025: Download our exact blueprint to aligning your values and planning your year, with our 2025 Yearly Couples Planning & Alignment Workbook—just $19. Get it here: https://bit.ly/2025goalsetting "Defense is the first act of war." Defensiveness is a corrosive behavior that goes against the purpose of marriage, which is personal growth. It is non-accountability, anti-growth, and unrepentant. Dr. John Gottman identified defensiveness as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which predicts divorce. Defensiveness prevents true intimacy and creates a barrier to growth. The antidote to defensiveness is taking responsibility and being open to feedback. By facing ourselves and making positive changes, we can have a profound impact on our relationships and personal growth. Takeaways Defensiveness is a corrosive behavior that hinders personal growth in relationships.Dr. John Gottman identified defensiveness as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which predict divorce.Defensiveness prevents true intimacy and creates a barrier to growth.The antidote to defensiveness is taking responsibility and being open to feedback.By facing ourselves and making positive changes, we can have a profound impact on our relationships and personal growth. 💬 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourmarriage/?hl=en Mentioned in this episode: Yearly Goal-Setting Workbook for Couples Yearly Goal-Setting Workbook for Couples: Create Your Strongest Year Yet as a Couple Get Intentional With Your Relationship in 2025: Download our exact blueprint to aligning your values and planning your year, with our 2025 Yearly Couples Planning & Alignment Workbook—just $19. BONUS OFFER: Purchase before January 1, 2025 and receive an exclusive invitation to join us live where we will answer all your questions at our OWN planning retreat on January 4th! Get a behind-the-scenes look at exactly how we use these same tools in our own marriage -every year.