WELLBEING → LIFELINES Issue 820 · July 22, 2020

Setting the Mood

My wife refused the medication that would save our marriage

Setting the Mood

I did have one advantage over other young husbands, which is that I knew I had a lot to learn when it came to marriage. That made me open to learn — and open to taking responsibility for any problems that arose.

I was young when I got married, young enough that I was not yet in any rush to start shidduchim. But when my wife was redt to me, my parents insisted that I meet her right away. Avigail was described as talented, charismatic, accomplished, and intelligent.

“You don’t want to miss this girl,” my parents told me.

Sure enough, Avigail and I clicked immediately and quickly got engaged.

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