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> Just make sure you marry above your station, emotionally. This is one of the most pithy bits of marital advice I’ve ever read, but easier said than done! Emo
by jkhdigital 5y ago
> Just make sure you marry above your station, emotionally.
This is one of the most pithy bits of marital advice I’ve ever read, but easier said than done! Emotional maturity seems to exhibit a very pronounced Dunning-Kruger effect. Also, people continue to mature emotionally in adulthood and this can occur at very different rates.
Just as a vivid example, recovery from addiction/alcoholism can often create rapid changes in emotional maturity.
- baremetal 5y agoi second the recovery from addiction as a catalyst for growth in emotional maturity.