what's the secret to a successful marriage?

There also needs to be trust and both partners should be willing to compromise. I've only been married for 7 years and it's been successful so far. My husband and I have never gotten in to a fight. I find it a bit weird, but we are so compatible that there isn't anything to fight about. The worst thing for us is who has to decide what to eat or what DVD to watch. It's quite odd compared to relationships that my friends currently have.

I have only been married for 4 1/2 years but I think to have a successful marriage you both have to love and respect each other. You also have to communicate with one another and trust each other.

Hello, Kunking. I believe that the biggest secret in marriage is to be the best friend of your partner. Usually, showing love is not enough. Love sometimes may come and go, but the friendship is eternal. And if you have your wife/husband as your best friend, then you have a long lasting marriage. Because what really matters is not the time when the couple is loving. It is not the time when one says beautiful things to the other, or when one shows affection. It is the hard times. It is the fact that one is holding the man is holding his wife when she cannot stand on her feet anymore. It is the time when the wife makes the husband keep walking, even when his feet will not move. And that, that is something resulting from a true friendship. Respectfully, Munhozmib.

Must agree with the previous comments. Especially important to have love, respect and communication in a marriage, but most vital is to include God in your relationship. Another recommendation is not to rush into marriage, get to know each other well, and then view it as a really serious commitment. It is such a shame to hear about broken marriages, divorce rates are so high, and no one wins in such situations. Never let the sun set with you being angry at each other. Settle any arguments or disagreements before you go to bed.

I've been married for almost 10 years now and from our relationship, there are only two vital keys to a successful marriage: 1. Love for God and of each other 2. Mutual respect These two says it all.

well communication is above all besides commitment and respect! i mean they all play a serious role!

Love and respect is easy to say. Magazines would say that, but do they include the stupid things that people do every day? What do you do when you realize that you made a stupid mistake? Cheers!!

Secret's? their is no such secrets on marriage but faith it self on ever relation but perhaps it is. the number's of year you have been together is not the bases to tell that you have a successful marriage or how much you have love her/him. marriage can tell that it was been successful only if you have never replace the absence of being incapability of your partner. It does tell your deepest love and devotion but not forever because it can last in a period of time. the secrets of merraige and every relation depends on your faith and understanding about your role in a relation. marriage is a serious relation that should every couple care for the rest of their life. the success on marriage will only be attain if love and faith is stronger than any other things and can never be replace of any valuable thing but only the marriage and i could tell that it would last forever. i have so much to tell but i have to cook... have a nice day.

Have you been in love kunking? Or have you been into relationships? Whatever has helped worked out fine in that certain relationship is just basically what is going to work out in marriage. We seek relatonships to love and be loved. For both men and women, we value fedelity, kindness, thoughfulness, loyalty, trust, respect and if you sum it up it is called love.

Not killing your husband in his sleep. Even IF he forgets to do the dishes for the millionth time when it's his turn. ;)

apart from communicating well with each other, you gotta make love regularly too. that will keep the passion alive.

In my own opinion the secret for successful marriage is Love, respect and trust. Trust is the most important thing, trusting your partner is also showing how you love and respect her. Give and take is another thing.

love is a very complicated,i have two advice : 1:if you are a man ,never let your wife feel lonely.spent much time with her as you can 2:if you are a woman ,give him enough space .and give him more new experience

Similar values,commitment and communication can be important in a relationship...Do you think your personality can go well with your spouse?Are you a thinking type or a feeling type person?Do you agree with how you parent and spend your money?How do you stay committed to each other?How do you communicate to each other? Are you aware of your partner's attachment style? What about your each other's love styles?

This is a loaded question as some things work for some and not others. We have been married almost 25 years together almost 27. We were really yound when we got married, my husband was 16 and I was 18. Noone thought that we would make it this far. I have to say it isnt always easy, it does take some work, their isnt just a fairy tale ending, you have to want it! For us there are alot of things that have made it work, love, mutual respect, trust, communication, honesty, being loyal, compromise, and so much more. Another thing is, you have to honestly like the person you are with. How can you be with someone you dont like?? There is no one answer thou as all relationships are different. You can only work and try to do what you think will work for yours. Thankfully we have seen that it takes work and we wanted it bad enough to go thru bad times and stick together. Another thing is no marriage is perfect, sometimes, young people think that just love will carry them thru, if that was true there wouldnt be divorces.

I think there are various kinds of secrets. In my opinion, I think the trust and consideration/understanding is very important. Although my husband isn't perfect, but nobody is perfect. I also have many shortcomings. We can adjust to each other and it's no problem. I love China

i have not married.others say it is big change when you got married with someone.so many things you have to face,and in the commen and copied life,you two will not feel passion anymore,and the emothion of love turn to the emothion of family.i dont know,i really feel fear about that,so i am afraid of marriage.but i believe the emotion of love is the secret to a successful marriage,only if you love each other,you can get the successful one.wish you good luck and bye!

I would go for the following mantras 1. Mutual Love 2. Mutual Respect 3. Mutual Understanding 4. Mutual Sharing

hai...friend Marriage is Sacrade bond between Husband & Wife .......so secreat for sucessful marriage is Good Understaning between each other & maintain relationship ,respect each other

I may not be as experienced as the rest but to share my two cents worth: Remember to always validate the others feelings. It's tough sometimes when you've grown accustomed to someones presence that we tend to negate that feelings of our partners because "they know how we really feel" and because "he or she knows how much I really love him or her". Let's not forget that constant nurturing is a key factor in keeping a love story alive and well.