Why Are We The Worst To Those We Love Most?

Lessons on love from St Paul

Sam Ochstein
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readMar 11, 2023

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We’re often the worst version of ourselves to those we love most.

Do we mistake love for license?

Do we presume forgiveness?

I’m astonished and ashamed by the incivility and carelessness with how I sometimes speak to my wife in the heat of an intense argument.

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Sam Ochstein
The Shortform

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