Amy Luciani Lavender Marriage Is Saved!!

In this motivational monologue, the speaker offers marriage and relationship advice centered on the "maybe I" rule, a self‑reflection technique for handling conflict. Listeners are urged to pause, silently ask themselves questions like “maybe I am misunderstanding” or “maybe I am overly emotional,” and process these thoughts before responding to a partner. The speaker emphasizes that this approach helps meet a spouse halfway rather than escalating confrontation. Drawing on nearly twenty years of personal experience with her husband Dwight, she contrasts this mature, reflective stance with the impulsive reactions of those who consider fleeing or divorcing early in marriage. She argues that a true commitment involves loving one another through challenges, and that those who cannot stay calm and process emotions are not ready for marriage.










