2007-05-30 11:59:53 · 24 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Take it from someone who has been married for 30 years and counting. Love is important but you must also have tolerance, patience, trust and above all of these, humor. Without a sense of humor, it wouldn't stay interesting enough.
2007-05-30 12:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by jdnsmama13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is not enough. It takes two to make the marriage work. One person cannot work on the marriage alone. Its almost like working a second job. You have to constantly communicate your feelings to one another and be there for each other even when things are at their worst. Its not all about the "in love" feeling either. That part goes away after a while. Then your relationship matures into respect and, hopefully admiration for one another. Marriage isn't all about love and butterflies. Its a lot of hard work too.
2007-05-30 20:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is not enough. A marriage takes constant work. You have to respect eachother and work together as a team so to speak. Marriage is never easy and it's something you will work on together for as long as you are married. You have to be able to talk and have good communication skills, be open to one another etc. You can love a person but it does not mean the relationship will last. Love is a small part of a marriage.
2007-05-30 19:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by flowers4eden 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically speaking, love should be enough. If you're in love and in a marriage, technically, you're in it for the long haul. When you love someone, you should love the entire person and know that whatever you will go through will be simple as long as you have this other person. With "love" I'm assuming the other stuff, the "a lot more" would include trust, honesty, communication, compromise, humor, caring, sympathy, understanding, unselfishness, etc. So, in brief, love should be enough. If it's not, perhaps it's not love that's the basis of the marriage?
2007-05-30 19:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love it not enough. It takes a lot more. Like friendship, commitment, honesty, partnership, team players, etc. Marriage is a roller coaster ride, you have your ups and downs, twist and turns, just like a marriage. You have to work through a lot and compromise on all decisions. It is never giving up. You will have good times and bad times and you want your best friend (spouse) with you all the way.
2007-05-30 19:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by Dance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is a good base for a marriage, but it takes more than just love to make a good marriage.
2007-05-30 19:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by Tweety 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever said love conquers all wasn't referring to marriage. it is NOT enough, but it's a good start. It takes much much more to make a working healthy marriage. Love fades over time, and needs to be renewed constantly in order to keep a relationship going. You can't make the mistake in thinking, "oh, I'm so in love with him, so what if I hate when he lets his mother talk down to me? I can handle it because I love him". Love doesn't fix things, 2 dedicated people do.
2007-05-30 19:19:02 · answer #7 · answered by paintgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes alot more than love to make a marriage work but if you both love each other then love can get you through most anything in life that comes your way.
2007-05-30 19:23:01 · answer #8 · answered by Nancy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes A LOT more to make a good marriage. love helps but it isn't enough.
2007-05-30 19:03:43 · answer #9 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by "love". If your definition is all-inclusive, then love is enough. If by love you mean more of an infatuation, then no - it takes much more to make the marriage work than having a crush on someone.
2007-05-30 19:26:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋