Couples separate because they stop investing in their relationship amid career and kids. The GRIT framework addresses this: God (spiritual practice together), Resolve (commitment to work through problems), and Invest (continuous time and attention to the partnership).
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What are some of the other major reasons that people end up separating, and what are some of the solutions to those problems?
Yeah, they don't invest in their relationship. You know, a lot of times we get married and we're so busy with our careers, we're so busy with having children, that we stop investing in the person that's closest to us. I realized what we're really talking about is my GRIT framework. So let's recap that. Okay, so we talked about G, God. We talked about bringing God into the relationship. We came up with our prayer. We have our family meetings. We have our family mission statement. And so the next letter, which is R, is resolve. And I told you that John really resolved to work on our relationship, to get me back, to win me back, and for us to have a strong relationship. And so you have to be willing to stay in it and not just jump ship, right? That's where the I for invest comes in, is that you have to invest in the relationship. And I like to say, you know,