The Men of Iron Minute

by Steve Glick | Director of Marketing Strategy

My wife Ashley and I have been married for almost a decade and there have been plenty of marriage struggles along the way. There is one particular season that stands out to me when I think back over the past 9+ years of marriage. It was 2020, and I was going through the hardest season of my life, losing my dad. As much as I’d like to be different in this area, when things get hard for me I tend to shut down. I take those feelings of pain and I push them down deep where no one can get to them.

It was during this painful season of loss that Ashley gave me space to grieve. But in that moment I needed her to talk to. I was dealing with a death so close to me, the death of my dad, and Ashley had never experienced a loss that close. She didn’t know how to be there for me and I didn’t know how to communicate what I needed from her.

In marriage, the solution to a problem is often closer than we realize—it just takes the courage and commitment to work toward it together.

That season taught Ashley and I one of the most valuable lessons about marriage: love requires intentionality, patience, and a willingness to learn from one another.

Marriage isn’t about always getting it right—it’s about showing up, even when it’s hard. It’s about learning how to love each other better every day. Looking back, I can see how Ashley’s approach to giving me space was what she thought I needed in the moment and my eventual openness to let her in created an amazing opportunity for growth and healing. That season, though painful, ultimately strengthened our marriage.

If you’re facing problems in your own marriage, don’t lose hope. The solution may be closer than you think.

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