9. Transparency. (Transparency builds and sustains trust. The strongest couples have a “secret-free guarantee” in their marriage.)
Transparency is basically just another word for “honesty,” but I love the picture that the word “transparency” paints because it’s also another work for “nakedness.” A marriage needs nakedness and not just physical nakedness. You need to be emotionally naked with your spouse. In practical terms, this means having no secrets. You can’t hide anything (your money, your motives, your actions, etc.) from your spouse. The level of your honesty and transparency will ultimately determine the level of your intimacy.
#10 is probably the MOST important one on the list…
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