Month: April 2023

Knowing the temperament of our spouse should therefore help us to be more bearing, patient, and prayerful for them, knowing fully that they might not be deliberate in their shortcoming.

God is intentional about working on our weaknesses and making us fit for this long-term agenda. His intentional plan embraces opposite attraction, for where one is weak, another is strong, and this guarantees good synergy, multiplication of strength, and high productivity.

Phlegmatic individuals appear so emotionless on the outside because they don’t easily burst into laughter, tears, or anger, as they are very emotionally stable, though fearful on the inside.

Phlegmatic individuals are usually loved by most people because of their calm nature. They love people genuinely, and they love to be around people; though they are not outspoken, they have a sense of dry humor that makes them stick to their company.

However peaceful the phlegmatic spouses appear on the outside, they have a lot of internal conflict that makes them prone to emotions that could have a negative impact on them if not guided. Such emotions are fear, worry, and shyness, which otherwise make them indecisive, selfish, and shy away from responsibilities.

Children raised by melancholy parents are however going to be as intelligent and creative as their parents, but often times their esteem and self-confidence might have been battered by their parents, that they may become the shadow of themselves without care and God help.

Melancholy spouses do have trust issues because they are very skeptical and suspicious people. They are so mindful of details that they demand an explanation for every move people make around them.

Melancholy spouses are prone to addiction because of their indoor nature coupled with consistent mood swings.