Equal Partnership Marriage in an Individualistic America

In an age of fiercely independent souls and an individualistic culture often drenched in ego-driven objectives, the very idea of marriage between equal partners can be challenging to comprehend—even more so to live out.

That’s simply not how many have experienced marriage—not throughout history, and not even today.

While there are positive signs of growing parity in contemporary relationships, the lived practice of shared burden, responsibility, and leadership of a family can stretch even the best of human beings—something to which most couples can attest. The Christian tradition, and, in particular, the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, provide a welcome expansion of understanding as to the importance of marital interdependence and equality that go beyond more common arguments heard today.

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