What are the keys to a successful marriage/relationship?

Answer 1

People have to understand and realize that though in a relationship we are still individuals who love enough to compromise. We don't try to change each other for our own selfish motives but rather embrace the differences in eachother! You have to love enough to sacrifice "I" Many people get into relationships thinking they can change the other person into a better version of what they see but who says the person wants to change? Love them as you found them!

Answer 2

Hi Dear,

There is no single recipe for marital success.

Novelist John Berger once said, "All weddings are similar, but all marriages are different."


I feel Communication, trust, love, compassion, honesty, compromises and sex are the keys to a successful marriage or relationship. The marriage cycle runs on 2 tyres it stops when one does not give in impute. So both the partners have to give, share, compromise equally to make a relationship work. Relationship tends to get bitter if one partner keeps giving and the other keeps taking. It has to be a mutual give and take relationship.

There are small things that the partners can do for each other these small but very important things are the special flavours you can add to spice up your marriage or relationship.Such as the partners should thank each other when they do something for you. Surprise them on and off with gifts or just cooking up a great meal. Making your spouse feel special and loved.

Every couple must find their own formula. So Go on and make your own!

So Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 3

Like the old song says, "Love and marriage... you can't have one without the other." Keep your relationship strong, romantic and built to last.

"Remember that a successful marriage depends on two things: finding the right person and being the right person".
Do we really know the actual definition of a successful marriage? We often say that someone somewhere is made for you and the day you come across that person you feel that that he or she is the one you have been waiting for. But later we see that due to lack of understanding and mental compatibility they move apart. So how can we say that they were the perfect match since they didn't gave any effort to understand each other. So it's important you know your partner. There are people who get physically attracted and fall for each other and eventually end up getting married. But later on when they see their wavelength not matching they easily get separated without a second thought.

Marriage is not just coming together of two individuals. There is much more to it. To sustain a marriage it is important that there is effort from both sides then only a marriage can carry on.

A successful marriage is like a good recipe whose main ingredients are:
1. Love
2. Commitment
3. Understanding
4. Concern and togetherness.
If you can include these aspects in your married life you can find happiness in your marriage. Remember "A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short." Which is so true. When we talk about mental compatibility between husband and wife we have seen that even after many years of courtship in love marriages this problem exist because when we meet before marriage we are at our best to impress the other person. And we start accepting each other the way we like to see each other. But gradually after marriage when we slip into our natural self that when we have to accept each other as we are. And in most of the cases the real self is not what we wanted to see and then begins the contradiction with the person whom we have loved and with whom you have to spend your life. So it's important that when you love a person love him or her 'the way he or she is' and not the way 'you want him or her to be'. Then only you can be happy.

A happy married life calls for constant commitment and concern for each other. There are few small and minute aspects, which we tend to forget in our married life, as we get busy with the daily chores. So at times it is important to indulge in those minute details of a married life, which will constantly remind each other of the love and concern being present.

"Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate."
Good Luck>r

Answer 4

First comes communication. Without communication you don't get to know someone and if you don't know them how can you trust them? Then of course is honesty, in order to be able to trust someone you need to be trustworthy yourself. A successful marriage/relationship is a partnership, both partners working (CONSTANTLY) for the good of the relationship. A good relationship/marriage is like a flourishing business. In order for a business to be a success EVERYONE involved must work hard to keep it successful and the same goes with any marriage/relationships. So the keys are communication, honesty and hard work.

Answer 5

I think first anad foremost if you are in a relationship with someone and you and that persona re ready to take that step into marriage you both need to come clean about any past indiscretions in your relationship and ask each other any questions that have been lingering in your head so that you can start your marriage out with trust and honesty. You have to start on a strong foundation if you want your marriage to work. If something from the past comes out it could possibly end your marriage because your spouse will feel that the whole marriage is based on a lie and they wasnt given the chance to deal with it before the marriage and that is very bad for any relationship.

Answer 6

I like some of the answers on board here but I have yet to hear anyone say sex. The first thing you need to start out in a good marriage/relationship is (no, not sex) but communication is first. If you don't communicate there is no relationship and then sex. If you don't come to some kind of an understanding about your sexual lives...this causes problems...this can also cause divorce or break up...believe me I know. It's very important that you have a healthy sexual relationship with your spouse/partner.
Everything else will take care of itself with just a little bit of faith.

Answer 7

Sometimes my husband can be a real **** and I usually baby him and am super nice at those times. When I am a crazy PMS monster he does the same. I think like sometimes you just have to be the bigger person. Also when we fight we might scream the meanest things for a few minutes, then in a half an hour we act like it never happened. Also he is the most important person and thing in my life and I think it goes both ways. And in marriage you have to have a sense of humor! Just my crazy marriage that's what works.

Answer 8

I know it must be sounding so old by now but definitely honesty, and trust and always say I'm sorry, even if sometimes you don't know why you're apologizing for just say it, it makes most things all better!!! But even after all that mumbo Jumbo the most important key to a succesfull marriage is love = )

Answer 9

besides the love for one another, i believe respect, honesty, trust, and most importantly communication is the main key to a happy relationship. leaing on each other, and support each other in everyaspect of the relationship.

Answer 10

what's fundamental for a good relationship is empathy, acceptance and understanding. it's very important to be able to love someone unconditionally..and yes, one can't expect things to be rosy all the time...there will be tough times, and there will be times wen u or yor partner will have those embarrassing and disappointing fall-from-grace moments! but these will have to be tided over with affection and tolerance.
relationships should be allowed to grow and most importantly, any relationship needs time, effort and love.