Nobody knows you as well as our spouse. And that means no one will be quicker to recognize a change when you deliberately start sacrificing your wants and wishes to make sure his or her needs are met.

Stephen Kendrick
About This Quote

The phrase, "Nobody knows you as well as our spouse," is a statement expressing a basic truth about marriage. And that is no one will be quicker to recognize a change when you deliberately start sacrificing your wants and wishes to make sure his or her needs are met. In the same way, any individual who takes care of their spouse will learn how to better take care of them in return.

Source: The Love Dare

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