Comments on: How Important is Spiritual Compatibility?

By: Melissa Phillippe

Melissa Phillippe — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:04:23 +0000

In reply to Sara Nichols. Oooooh! Thank you so much for adding your voice to this, Rev. Sara! Especially given your happy marriage of 35 years! And I totally agree that we are all spiritual. Also, I agree that we all experience and express that spirituality in ways that not all would recognize as "spiritual." All great thoughts. And I love the image of your husband in nature, or listening to music, with tears in his sweet eyes. Beautiful! Thank you so much.

By: Sara Nichols

Sara Nichols — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:19:26 +0000

Good response, Melissa. And definitely a question lots of people have. As New thought, Minister and person in 12 step recovery who has been married for 35 years to a person who is not consciously walking a spiritual path. One transformative realization for me was that everyone is spiritual. Spirit is living out. It’s perfect life as us. Everyone is a hero on their own journey just because their journey might not be a conscious connection to the one doesn’t mean that they aren’t spiritual. For example, my husband is really into nature and does a lot of hiking and a lot of listening to music and his eyes are often filled with tears when he does so I would argue that he is having a spiritual experience when that occurs. he might not call it that.

By: Melissa Phillippe

Melissa Phillippe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:25:58 +0000

In reply to Nancy. Ooooh! Such deep truth, and then you just happen to mention the 40 years! Well-done! Seriously...well-done in this inspiring message AND in the marriage! Thank you for the inspiration! Love.

By: Melissa Phillippe

Melissa Phillippe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:24:41 +0000

In reply to Linda Reppond. Thank you for this insightful addition, from "the field," Linda! ;-) Really. So appreciate your chiming in, and your words of wisdom, and your loving encouragement. All. Always. Love you.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:33:47 +0000

I think it’s important to have separate as well as shared interests as long as you respect each other’s right to be who they are and don’t try to change them. Live your best life and they may come to want what you have, or they may not. Be prepared to be okay with it if they don’t. It’s worked for my husband and I for over 40 years.

By: Linda Reppond

Linda Reppond — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:02:55 +0000

Well said, Melissa! As someone who has also recently re-entered the dating world, I am learning that I don’t need to look at each person as potentially “the one” to begin exploring relationship. Sometimes something that seems like a deal breaker turns out not to matter much at all. The reverse is also sometimes the case: what I didn’t think would matter becomes the reason to leave.
Thank you! I am looking forward to both new books!