You made the effort.
You showed kindness.
You listened instead of defending.
And your spouse gave you... nothing.
That’s when an old temptation appears:
“Why should I keep trying if they aren’t?”
In this Compass Issue, we’ll look at one of the hidden traps in rebuilding a marriage: turning healthy changes into transactions. You’ll discover how to keep choosing who you want to be without measuring every effort against your spouse’s response.