Ideal Sisterwife Relationship

Sisterwives ideally:

• Have a special kind of relationship
• Love each other
• Love themselves
• Pray for one other
• Pray with each other
• Keep the big picture in mind
• Support each other
• Accept each other for who they are
• Correct each other only occasionally, and only when their relationship is good enough to allow the same kind of corrections that friends gently give each other
• Love each other’s children
• Feel happy for each other
• Celebrate with each other
• Are not envious
• Mourn with each other
• Are patient with each other
• Have a good memory for the good times and a poor memory for the bad times
• Stand up for each other
• Respect each other
• Are excited to see each other
• Are secure in their husband’s love for them
• Make the people around them think, Watching that family, I finally understand the desire to live plural marriage.
• Apologize quickly
• Help each other
• Accept help
• Are friends
• Are not envious
• Make each other laugh
• Smile when the other one comes into the room
• Watch out for each other’s best interests
• Are long-suffering with each other
• Miss each other when they’re not together
• Cooperate
• Don’t compete
• Want what’s best for each other
• Are grateful for each other
• Compliment each other
• Complement each other
• Are kind to each other
• Admit when they’re wrong
• Assume good intentions
• Trust one another
• Share some things, but are also free to have their own things
• Do some things together, but also have their autonomy
• See things from the other’s point of view
• Wouldn’t want their husband to be monogamous
• Speak up for the other
• Forgive each other freely
• Don’t keep grudges
• Are the first to show up and the last to leave
• Honor each other
• Have humility
• Learn from each other
• Are better for knowing one another
• Have fun together
• Share the same goals for the family
• Keep the Golden Rule
• Grow old together