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Marriage as a Dance

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Michael Foster
Apr 23, 2025
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Marriage is probably best compared to a dance. When it works, it is beautiful. When it does not, it is painful. Like dancing, it takes two people who are working toward something together instead of each trying to impose their own rhythm.

The man leads. The woman follows. That is the basic shape of it, but neither one is passive. She is not a puppet, and…

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