The foundation of any good relationship is commitment, communication, and compromise. Work on respecting your differences. Don't tell your wife her Christmas decorations are silly, or a waste of money. Her delight in them may be rooted in some childhood memory, or a need to have now what she didn't have then. If you love her, just make sure the lights are all ready to hang up by early December.  (Too late for this year but get them ready for next December – so don’t put them away!)  Some of us have difficulty accepting differences. Before we were Christians we were hell-raisers. Now we can't eat dinner at our friend’s house because he doesn't say grace; or we throw our teenager out on the street, because he or she listens to 'RAP'. If Christ lives in your heart, shouldn't you have more love...joy...peace...patience...kindness...and all those other spiritual virtues...than anybody else in the house? (See Gal 5:22).When it comes to communication, observe these four rules:

That's what's called 'living together.'