What according to you binds a married couple together ?

being real and accepting the flaws of your partner.

Love, Trust, honesty, and respect! Combine these with money from a steady source, a good job perhaps-your money and hers should have no borders, your relatives and her relatives should fuse into a one big love- laden family, your bed must be sweaty, a hot bed were both of you melt away into each others arms and dont let go, a couple of children, 2 or three perhaps, all loved by you both and the children know and feel that love from you to them and from you to your spouse-that will bind the marriage together like a super glue!

"What according to you binds a married couple together?" Removing the possibility for divorce from the equation. If both of you accept that divorce is just not an option, then you can work through anything. Of course, there are exceptions. Physical, mental or emotional abuse or active cheating and complete disregard for the other person is pretty much a deal breaker. But nearly everything else can be worked through. A lot of people get together not really understanding how much effort it takes to keep a marriage together. Relationships are hard work! It's not all fairy-tale happily ever afters. So when things start to get a little rough, it's so easy to just say "I don't like you anymore. I want a divorce." I know, I've been there. But if you start thinking with the mindset of 'I made a commitment to this person that I would be there with him/her even when things suck; what can I do to make this better?', then you find ways to make it work, and it actually helps you be closer to the other person. That's just how I feel about it. My marriage is 8 years strong and now that I've put aside the immaturity of youth, I'm actually finally happy.