Why Comparison Starves Gratitude in Marriage

It’s easy to look at another couple and think, “They have what I want.” But every time we measure our marriage against someone else’s, we stop noticing the good that’s right in front of us.

Gratitude grows when attention shifts from what’s missing to what’s already there. The way your spouse makes coffee just the way you like it. The quiet moments when you laugh at the same silly thing. The small gestures that say, “I see you.”

The truth? There will always be someone with more—more romance, more money, more ease. But joy in marriage doesn’t come from more. It comes from seeing what’s already yours and choosing to build from it.

That’s what real growth looks like—and it’s exactly the kind of shift we practice inside Marriage in Bloom, my six-month marriage recovery program designed to help you reconnect with gratitude, grace, and genuine love.

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