2007-11-21 01:03:44 · 35 answers · asked by The Boy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
what do you want?
to jump from toilet to W/C
2007-11-21 01:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by Emerald 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋
I know of three couples (would be more except I'm not very social) who have been married 30-60 yrs. They have several things in common:
1) They love each other 2) they have respect for each other 3) they have a close family life 4) they enjoy doing many of the same things together 5) they take joy in each other's company and 6) two of the couples are active in their churches.
They are a pleasure for me to see together. Its nice to know that there are people in this world who have such happy marriages and who have given their children wonderful role models.....so that their children will continue the tradition.
2007-11-21 01:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by Judith 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It called devotion ...
I have know my husband since I was 19 (I'm 41 now)(Married for 14 years). There have been a few temptations for both of us over the years, but we are both faithful people, and committed to each other. The love and respect we have for each other pulls us through the temptations we have, and NO it is not easy. But it it is well worth the investment. When you love someone you won't want to hurt them EVER ... so even when the relationship is not perfect, it is still yours.
Honor, Respect, Compatability & LOVE above all will allow your relationship to prevale over anything. and that's how you can live with one person for your whole life.
At least it is what works for me!!
2007-11-21 01:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by L. 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
On my wedding day my father told me about his first marriage to my mother and gave me advice. He said that he loved his first wife very much but they argued a lot, it just didn't work out. He didn't feel that they were compatible for very long. A few years after they divorce he remarries and finds himself in a similar situation with his new wife. He loves her, but they don't get along. He stays with her for years (still together). He said.. Do you know what's the difference? Commitment. One woman (or man) is just as crazy as the other. If there's love and commitment, the marriage will work. You just can't give up.
So I think that's how.
2007-11-21 01:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by Jaims 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wife, or husband....
Beside the whole, fall in love at first sight stuff...
For me, and possibly many others, God has made each one of us our perfect wife/husband. Every aspect of what you always wanted. If you were to write a list of what you expect for God to earnestly give you, that it will come true as it is already done.
Also, say your husband/wife was in a previous relationship, and you are expecting purity, that is not fair. People should always seek marriage in any relationship, even if that's your first and only boyfriend/girlfriend.
If you were to contract an STD, you've already ruined it for your perfect match.
This is why people can spend their whole life with one person.
2007-11-21 01:13:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
By choosing to. Sorry - it's really not any more complicated than that.
The whole 'in love' thing lasts less than two years. After that, it's about looking at that person every morning and making the choice to cherish them (funny habits and all).
2007-11-21 01:15:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
With love and the ability to communicate. If a problem arises, then sit down and talk it over reasonably with your significant other and try to resolve it. Keep everything 50-50. But the main thing is LOVE & RESPECT for one another.
2007-11-21 01:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by Karen K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You love and respect each other and commit to working on building a strong marriage based on trust and communication. It also helps to have a great sex life that just keeps getting better over the years.
2007-11-21 01:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by Diane M 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It helps to take your time when selecting someone to marry.
In other words, don't feel you have to get married as soon as you're out of high school, or even earlier. Take some time, go to college, get a job, live on your own for awhile, and support yourself. That means pay your own rent, your own car payment, your own food, insurance, medical bills. Take care of your own yard, pets, go on vacation by yourself. In other words, mature. Learn what being responsible for yourself is all about. Then think about marriage.
People who want to get married in the worst way, usually choose the very worst way to do that.
2007-11-21 01:08:36 · answer #9 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
well that is they call true love...If you love some one so much your happy to spend the rest of your life with them.... and unlike marrages these days dont last longer then 1 year. So I'm hoping I'm not one of them. but that is why i think people stay together for so long.
2007-11-21 01:09:26 · answer #10 · answered by xllx_chely_xllx 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone does. Only the lucky ones that find their soul mate and stay in love their whole lives...oh and can put up with each other.
Put it this way, my wife is the only person i can think of that puts up with me and still loves me..i'm sticking with her. Mind you i can say the same about my wife.
2007-11-21 01:06:59 · answer #11 · answered by Jarmin 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋