The Mark Gungor Show

To open the show Mark and Debbie go over a list of friendship danger signs that can lead to an affair. (listed below)

Debbie reads an e-mail on the show from a woman who’s husband left her for her sister. The woman is now re-married but is still struggling with the situation and for custody of the kids. Mark encourages her new husband to continue to stand up for his wife and gives away his very first Brass Balls award.

Mark talks about getting a vasectomy, big families and being a man.  A caller joins the show with a question about how to appreciate her husband when he rubs things in her face. A women e-mails the show about wanting to move away from a small town after her husband admits to having an affair.

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Tips from the Smart Marriages Conference

Friendship Danger Signs

Any relationship with potential for quick chemistry is dangerous, here are the signs that you are headed in a dangerous direction

1. Save topics for conversation
2. You share spousal difficulties
3. Your friend shares relationship difficulties
4. Anticipation to see your friend more than a spouse
5. You compare spouse to friend
6. Provide special treats to friend
7. More concern for friend than spouse
8. Fantasize marriage with your friend
9. More alone time with friend than spouse
10. No spousal access to conversations with friend
11. Spend money on friend without spouse knowledge
12. Conflicts with spouse over friend
13. Lie to spend time with friend
14. Hide interactions with friend from spouse
15. Accuse spouse of jealousy
16. Develop special rituals with friend
17. Friend shares their feelings or touches you which creates inward response
18. Sexual content in conversation with friend

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