Secrets to a successful marriage
TIP 2 - Learn to Manage Conflict and Communicate Effectively. Share your true feelings with your future spouse and deal with problems when they arise instead of bottling them up. Seek outside resources, such as a marriage coach, relationship counselor or pastor, for help.
TIP 3 - Learn What Your Partner Expects From Marriage. Does your partner want children? Where do you want to live? Sometimes couples are so caught up in planning the wedding that they don’t have a chance to thoroughly address issues such issues. People assume they each share the same goal or vision for their marriage, you don’t find out unless you talk with each other it.
TIP 4 - Be Committed to the Permanence of Marriage. It’s common for people to get married nowadays knowing they can get a divorce if things don’t work out. Taking it step by step and realizing that because it is a permanent thing, there’s no need to rush into it is important.
TIP 5 - Find a Mentor. Soon-to-be newlyweds need to find a couple that has had a long-lasting, successful marriage and find out what’s worked for them and what hasn’t. Your mentor couple can also serve as a valuable resource.
TIP 6 - Have Fun. There’s (hopefully) a good reason you’re marrying that special someone, so don’t forget to make time to spend together and enjoy each other’s company!
July 1st, 2008 at 1:43 pm
When looking for a mentor, check with your pastor to get a recommendation. Do make “church’ a part of your life. Finding a community of people who share your values is critical, and you will find friends who laugh and cry with you. That can really help.
Finally. read a book. There are so many great books today that give great insight to him/her problems. Once you begin to understand the “differences” you will better understand why he/she acts that way.
Have a grreat day
J