6-His Authority and Her Understanding

God created the husband to have the authority in the marriage relationship. This does not give him the right to be a dictator, but actually to set the example of love to his wife. The wife is to respect and defer to him as the ultimate authority. He is the one most responsible for God for the family. In like fashion, the husband is to acknowledge that the wife just needs her husband to listen to her. When the wife respects her husbands authority, and the husband loves his wife for her need for understanding, then a couple is able to truly begin to move forward in their marriage.