LOVE LISTENS
How a military officer loved his wife out of a mental hospital: The psychiatrist had prescribed that his wife be admitted to the local mental hospital. He was stunned and challenged, but had no idea how to help her. He sought counsel from the chaplain and learned he should allow his wife to sit in his lap and share her true feelings about him. He followed this advice with great difficulty because it hurt to hear the things she said he was doing to weaken their marriage. As she was talking, the telephone rang, and he felt “saved by the bell.” She was angry because she thought he would probably not return. But she overheard one statement he made that not only kept her from a breakdown, but prompted her to slip into a nightgown and actually desire to arouse him (something she had not done in years). After the call, she calmly snuggled back into his lap. What had he said…
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