“I almost choked my wife to death” were the exact words that he told me. I asked, “But why?” to which he replied, “I was explaining to her my point. She wouldn’t listen. I raised my voice because should wouldn’t listen but then she raised her voice back at me asking me why I raised my voice.”

“What happened next?”, I asked.

“We had a couple more shouting discussions and my temper just went off, I grabbed her next with my left hand, slammed her to the bed, and choked her. Her face began to turn red. I knew she could no longer breathe. After realizing that, I took my hand off her and started shouting again. She turned silent for a moment but then she started talking again. I could have killed her if it was not for our kids,” he continued.

“And what about the kids? What do you mean, if it were not for your kids?”, I asked again.

“Well, what will I tell them if I killed her? What will happen to them if they grow up without a mother? What will they think about me? I don’t want to make them motherless nor do I want them to think - for their entire life - that their father is a murderer. For sure, they would hate me for that and I don’t want them to live in hatred.”
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The above story is a true story told to me by a friend - I won’t mention his name for his own good. How many couples around the world come to the brink of being torn apart because none of them would want to listen? How many families will be broken just because of little misunderstandings that turn into a large fight?

Hmmmm, I’ll leave the thinking to you. I just hope that you won’t find yourself in the same situation as above.