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Tit for Tat: The Enemy of Lasting Relationships A marriage built on pride, retaliation, and keeping score is like a house built on sand — it may stand upright for a while, but the first storm will reveal its weakness. A “tit for tat” relationship turns love into a competition: “You hurt me, so I will hurt you back x2. You embarrassed me, so I will punish you x2.” But marriage is not a battlefield where one person wins and the other loses; it is a partnership where both people either grow together or slowly break each other down. Wisdom teaches that a lasting marriage requires patience more than pride, understanding more than anger, and forgiveness more than revenge. Two people will make mistakes, misunderstand each other, and sometimes say things they regret. The strength of a relationship is not measured by how quickly one can strike back, but by how wisely both can choose peace. A wise spouse asks, “How do we solve this?” rather than “How do I get even?” Because when both partners keep a record of wrongs, the marriage becomes a courtroom. When both choose compassion, it becomes a home. In the end: Love cannot survive where every mistake is answered with punishment. A marriage lasts not because two people never hurt each other, but because they learn not to turn every hurt into a weapon. Source: https://t.me/womensbenefits/1782