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My wife and I just don't have the same feelings for each other we used to have. I guess I just don't love her anymore and she doesn't love me. What can i do?The feeling isn't there anymore? I asked.That's right, he reaffirmed. And we have three children we're really concerned about. What do you suggest?love her, I replied.I told you, the feeling just isn't there anymore.Love her.You don't understand. the feeling of love just isn't there.Then love her. If the feeling isn't there, that's a good reason to love her.But how do you love when you don't love? My friend , love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

Stephen R. Covey

My wife and I just don't have the same feelings for each other we used to have. I guess I just don't love her anymore and she doesn't love me. What can i do?The feeling isn't there anymore? I asked.That's right, he reaffirmed. And we have three children we're really concerned about. What do you suggest?love her, I replied.I told you, the feeling just isn't there anymore.Love her.You don't understand. the feeling of love just isn't there.Then love her. If the feeling isn't there, that's a good reason to love her.But how do you love when you don't love? My friend , love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

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About Stephen R. Covey

Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.