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Hephzibah
Ministries
Have You Outkicked Your Coverage?
If you9re a football fan, you9re probably excited that a new season is upon us. If you9re not, you could be anywhere from apathetic to annoyed
to completely unaware. Either way, we9ll cut to the chase 3 this post is not
really about football. But it is about a figure of speech that originates from
football: outkicking your coverage. Have you heard this phrase used in
the context of relationships?
If you haven9t, it9s typically used to insinuate that a person9s spouse is
more attractive or desirable than they are. Alternatives are (for some reason) similarly sports-themed 3 out of your league or batting above your
average are common ones. The truth is, it9s not usually very helpful to
judge or speculate about the dynamics of others9 relationships, although
sometimes it can help us reflect on our own. So let9s take that road instead.
Do you feel like you9ve outkicked your coverage? Does your spouse feel
they have? We9re here to make the argument that feeling this way is a
good thing. If this sounds rather superficial, hear us out. It9s not necessarily
just about looks. It9s about feeling like you won the lottery with your
spouse. You admire them, you9re proud of them, you think they9re smart,
funny, and generally amazing 3 and yes, probably very good-looking,
too. Whether or not one of you is actually a bigger catch than the other is
irrelevant. The point is that you feel that they are, and you treat them in
ways that reflect that.
When you9re basking in the engagement glow or newlywed bliss, it9s pretty typical 3 and easy 3 to feel this way. But as your marriage goes on, it9s
not unusual for a more negative perspective to creep in. You not only notice their quirks and flaws, you start focusing on them more than all the
positives 3 and that begins to erode your once gleaming perception of
