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I know he thinks I'm beautiful. And knowing this will continue to comfort me when words, even meant in jest, hurt and go straight to the heart. Sure, I have said things that have hurt him, and I will do it again. It just seems that he disproportionately does it more than I do. I am on the receiving end way too much. But we love each other. We are human. And the occasional hurtful word or two comes with the territory. Loving and supportive words always outweigh the not-so-nice ones. Always.
"When the name you call someone is factual, even though it is distasteful, is it name-calling?" asks a reader. Read on to understand the intent of name-calling and the key to interrupting the cycle of verbal abuse in marriage.