If someone were to ask whether communications skills or meekness is most important to a marriage, I'd answer meekness, hands down. You can be a superb communicator but still never have the humility to ask, 'Is it I?' Communication skills are no substitute for Christlike attributes. As Dr. Douglas Brinley has observed, 'Without theological perspectives, secular exercises designed to improve our relationship and our communication skills (the common tools of counselors and marriage books) will never work any permanent change in one's heart: they simply develop more clever and skilled fighters!. John Bytheway
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There are many things that are needed in marriage, but meekness is arguably one of the most important. If your spouse is demanding, rude, or impatient, you will feel underappreciated and not know how to respond. Instead of trying to hold your ground, use meekness.

Source: When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything

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