Marriage or close interpersonal relationships are the advanced study begun in early family life. We ‘cleave’ unto our wife or husband or partner and through them a mirror into ourselves is offered and true growth can take place.
When my daughter was 18 months old a never-ending series of ear infections prompted her pediatrician to recommend temporarily implanting tubes in her ears. As the date of the procedure neared I grew increasingly frustrated with that prescription, particularly after hearing of so many…