Is Love Enough to Make a Marriage Work?

United States
October 31, 2006 4:26pm CST
I'm having a hard time making it with just love.
9 responses
@terriann (4450)
• United States
31 Oct 06
It takes more than love, you have to have trust.
@dollbaby (595)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Amen to that. With trust, everything else seems to fall into place.
• Philippines
11 Sep 07
well based on my experience i guess not only love to make the marriage work..love and trust with each other thats the most important factor in marriage.about my marriage,before we got married or i may say before i met my husband i had a 5yr-term bf whom i loved so much.but distance made us decide to end our relationship.then comes my husband which is my bf that time.i didnt love him much more than i love my ex bf but as we go along the relationship i got pregnant but i never decided to get marry since i dont love him that much.but as we all know nice person isnt hard to love.i mean he is just a very nice and responsible person so i trust him that when we get marry,he'll take care of me and out coming child.and much to my expectations, he not only took care of me and our daughter but he provide all our needs.work very hard since he let me stop working just to take care of our only daughter. so the trust i gave to him is much rewarded.
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
12 Apr 07
To make a marriage work, Love is just a small part of it, but quite important for a Marriage, because without Love where would you be? To me, Marriage takes commitment, Trust, and being able to work anything out that comes your way. If you cannot see Eye to eye on your needs and desires than it can be a chore, so I choose to be able to talk and work anything out that comes my way in my Marriage, and go from there.
• Pakistan
2 Jan 07
i think others factors also involve to make a marriage work along with Love , with just only love i think the marriages can't work in that way they should do
@wonderful1 (2075)
• China
11 Sep 07
love is love, but marriage is not only love. there are some lovers cant get married for other reasons. in China, you have to admit from your parents, if they are not satisfied, then they often say goodby to each other. it is cruel. money is necessary for a marriage, if you have no enough money, then it is difficult to get a marriage, although you love each other very much. for example, where do you live if you can't afford a house?
• Pakistan
11 Sep 07
not at all..it all about money and later definitely love is a second part to it.
@missybal (4490)
• United States
1 Nov 06
No, It also takes respect and understanding. Love is important in marriage and it can improve a marriage, but without respect and understanding love itself can die too.
• United States
31 Oct 06
I think it takes alot more than just love. How about caring and understanding on everyone part. A marriage is hard to do if you are the only working on it. It take two to work togethor on everything you do.
@Ashida (1370)
• United States
2 Jan 07
Love is never enough. Marriage takes a lot of work too. Of course love makes the work worthwhile!