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Happy Marriage Has These 5 Ingredients
Couples get married every day. Couples get
divorced every day as well. Of all the things a man and woman
can decide to do, marriage is perhaps one of the most difficult.
Wait a minute! Getting married is easy. It’s a successful and
happy marriage that’s difficult to achieve.
Almost half the people who decide to get married will find
themselves facing a divorce within five years or less. Although
these statistics are alarming, it’s good to note that the divorce
rate has declined in the last few years or at least remained
stable. One of the main reasons for this however is couples
have spurned traditional marriage and elected to live together.
Living together, whether married or not, can be one of the
best or worst things you’ve ever done. You enter into the sanctity
of marriage with high hopes of a blissful relationship and
the dreams of a beautiful home and family. For many this has
become true, but for many others reality set in and they found
it too difficult to continue.
What
makes the difference in the success and failure of a marriage? The reasons are as many as they are varied. But,
most successful marriages seem to embrace a few key ingredients.
Both
must be committed to a making the relationship work. Commitment is a scary word and many people run from the thought
of a serious commitment. It conjures thoughts of a ball and
chain, a nagging spouse and mounting bills that wait to be
paid. But, if you’re to have growth and accomplishments in
a marriage, both must be committed to the same values and goals.
You’ve
heard it before but you must be able to communicate. It is so important to communicate that it bears repeating.
This means not only talking about the happenings of the day
at home and work but also sharing private thoughts and feelings.
This is crucial for both husband and wife even if it’s hard
to do at first. It will become something both of you look forward
to if given the chance.
Strive
to meet each other’s needs both emotional and physical. You must desire to take care of one another in every way. It
should be a pleasure and not a chore. Treat your spouse as
a friend as well as a lover and provider. Appreciate, admire
and respect each other and you’ll find petty annoyances no
problem at all.
Maintain
a good balance of leisure, work and pleasure. Set
common goals and work toward them. Dream together and strive
to make those dreams come true. When a decision has to be made,
do it together. Respect each other’s opinion and seek their
help and advice.
Laugh
with your spouse and not at your spouse. A sense of
humor is a must if your marriage is to survive the pitfalls
and setbacks all marriages endure. Ingredients of a good marriage
are like the ingredients of a good recipe. Once you’ve found
it, nothing could be better.
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by KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2009
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