What are the major issue of marriage?

Having unrealisitc expectations! THAT is the number one issue in most marriages.

Expecting that somehow your spouse will make you feel happy all the time, and then thinking you just picked wrong when you discover you don't feel happy all the time.

Expecting your spouse to act a certain way because that how spouses act on TV and in the movies.

Expecting your spouse to think exactly like you do about money.

Expecting your spouse to want to have sex the exact same time you do, and not to want to have sex when you don't feel like it.

Expecting your mother-in-law to stop being your spouses mom because you got married.

Expecting to "get" something out of the marriage rather than looking at it as an opportunity to express who you really are as a spouse, by giving you the opportunity to "give".

2006-12-12 05:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by ScubaGuy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Maturity level of the individuals that say "I Do"
Failure To Make A Life Long Commitment
Failure To Honor The Vows They Made
Unable To Communicate/Compromise
The major issue of marriage is DIVORCE!!

2006-12-12 06:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by noga 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Communication.
Specifically, exchanging information and expectations.

People meet, talk and somewhere along the way they let the other person know about their life, their goals, their plans, how they envision their life. If this information and expectations match, they go further.

Sometimes, at some point in this exchange, their life plans don't match. But you can't determine that until you've taken the time to talk and do that exchange.

Marriage is about staying committed to that plan and continually updating that exchange of information and making plans or taking actions accordingly.

2006-12-12 05:53:50 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Financial Support
Domestic Support
Sexual Compatibility
Compromising
Infidelity
Raising Children
Balancing Career and Home
Maintaining Love and Trust
Keeping your in-laws in line
Honesty

2006-12-12 05:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by Wife~and~Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1. Learning to co exist
2. In making decisions, remembering to keep in mind your significant other;
3. Privacy (extinct once married);
4. Accepting fault
5. Accepting guilt
6. Cooperation;
7. Sex;
etc.

2006-12-12 05:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by E! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

money, trust, sex and major life decisions like chidlren or moving. But marriage is like an addiction, you have to take one day at a time.

2006-12-12 05:47:08 · answer #6 · answered by Lovely Lady 27 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I think the major issue is expecting the other person to change to fit your mold.

2006-12-12 06:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

For me, I think it would be differences in parenting styles for kids. Children tend to complicate a marriage.

2006-12-12 05:46:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Simple. Money, Sex, Religion (if any), and rules of the marriage game. Once you define all that, you got it mostly covered.

Beware of liars, though....

They tell you one thing, and then once the game is being played, change mid course.

2006-12-12 05:47:52 · answer #9 · answered by a_lot_smarter_now 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Having to share everything with one person the rest of your life

2006-12-12 05:46:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

What are the major issue of marriage?

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