Walk the same route through a forest over and over and you create a pathway. You continue to follow it because it has been ingrained in your mind. Often, our family of origen has created the same type of pathways in our lives. We come into marriage with established ideas about what marriage will be like, what roles a husband or wife should take, how we should spend vacations and holidays. That's the way your family did it and it feels right to you. What happens when a couple's pathways conflict? What are the pathways you are building or have constructed for your children? Navigating the pathways smoothly is one of the many challenges we face in this journey of marriage.
