2007-07-05 09:51:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
communication. you have to always stay on the same page. It gets really hard after there are children, but you HAVE to make time for a date night at least once a week or every two weeks. Always kiss him when you or he gets home from work. Let him know you appreciate him. Guys really need to hear it often. Compromise. You don't always have to be right and neither does he. Agree to disagree sometimes. Hope this helps.
2007-07-05 09:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Hope 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The secret is a willingness to accept that you each have differences. You ill not agree on everything. You do not need to spend every waking moment together.
You have to trust your partner. My wife enjoys things that do not interest me in the least. I like some things that she does not. We allow each other the freedom to enjoy those things.
For example, my wife loves winery tours. I do not!! When we are traveling, I will sometimes stop at a winery (for her) even though I have no interest in it. She also will put up with some of my interests.
Several times a year, she and her friends will go and spend a day at the wineries. Every year they go to a wine festival at the beach! I have no problem with her spending the weekend away.
The main thing is trust. If you have to worry about who your partner is with, and what they are doing, then you will never be happy. You can not control the other. You can compromise, but neither can try to demand that the other change! If you have a winner and a loser, the loser will be resentful. This leaves you in a lose / lose situation. Better to allow each other some freedom!
2007-07-05 17:33:01 · answer #2 · answered by fire4511 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My parents were married for 50 years until dad passed away. The members of the HOUSE OF YAHWEH that I'm affiliated with also have life time marraiges. The ingredients to a successful marraige are: compatable spiriuality, mutual respect for each other, a ability to place a deep desire to please your mate before your own needs, absolute committment (no matter what), the ability to work together for the common family goal, like mindedness (especially in the area of raising the children), and an overall general "oneness" in the mating!!! I've learned these things from being in YAHWEH'S HOUSE. I had 3 failed chistian marraiges. NEVER AGAIN!!! When I marry again, it will be for eternity!!!
2007-07-05 17:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The recipe for a happy marriage is...compromise, honesty, communication, trust, love, laughter, support, strength, and dedication.
Mix all those up in a home and you have the recipe for a perfect marriage.
2007-07-05 17:08:56 · answer #4 · answered by earnhardt3_8forever 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, hmmm....I was married 25 years last year. A month after our anniversary he dumped me for somebody else. So darned if I know!
2007-07-05 17:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by wc2ketey 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
One word. Open, Honest... COMMUNICATION.
Ha ha ha.... 3 words ??
2007-07-05 19:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by d4dave 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋