How to Relate to Your Parents After Marriage: Honoring Them While Loving Your Spouse

When you get married, your relationship with your parents naturally changes. It can be hard to navigate this new terrain with its shifting roles and responsibilities. How do you balance the biblical command to honor your parents with your new commitment to putting your spouse first? How do you handle tricky matters like where to spend holidays and how to handle unwanted advice? It’s easy to feel torn. ​

Drawing on his experience as a husband, father, and pastor, Chris Polski offers biblical and practical wisdom to help you and your spouse handle this transition with grace. ​Polski helps you understand what it looks like to move from obeying your parents to honoring them. He shares gentle advice for understanding and connecting with them, even when it’s difficult. The insights he shares will equip you to keep your marriage strong as you work to build a loving and respectful relationship with your parents in this new stage of life. ​