Doing this may be creating a silent wound in your partner...

There’s a kind of humor that builds intimacy—and a kind that quietly destroys it.

Godly love lifts. It protects.

But in many marriages, a pattern creeps in under the guise of “I was just joking.”
One spouse gets the laugh.
The other takes the hit.
Especially in public.

And while the crowd chuckles, the person being teased absorbs the cost—often in silence.

Playfulness is healthy.
Mockery isn’t.
There’s a difference between laughing together and laughing at your partner’s expense.

When your spouse becomes the punchline, what’s really getting weakened is trust.

In Marriage in Bloom, I help couples rewire patterns that feel harmless on the surface but are actually creating emotional wounds underneath.

Because godly love doesn’t need a laugh if it comes at the cost of your partner’s dignity.

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