Being a good wife.

I've been married nearly 38 years. There has been a lot of ups and downs over the years. Often I feel I'm the one who has held it together for so long. The reason I say this is when he does things to make me feel bad or does things I don't agree with, I try not to bring in more dismay by arguing with him. Oh, we've had our share of disagreements but nothing that lingered for very long. I guess what I think the key to a long marriage is to avoid conflict even when you know you're right about things he feels different about.

Hi..I have been with my husband for 4 years and we've been married for only 1 year and we have a 7 month old daughter. And like you I love being a wife at the same time a mom. For me I think being a good wife is always available 24/7 to our husbands and loving them unconditionally.

I have been married nearly 15 years, but have now been with my husband for nearly 17 years.I think the way to keep a marriage happy is to always talk about things that bother either of you, as well as when you get the time to spend together spend the time wisely and ensure that you are both happy.Since being married the only thing that has changed in my life is, we now have 6 children.

i am a 1 year married man. i can say my wife is the best wife of the world. i love her too much. she is a nice girl, she when to speek and not. she always notice my mood. and do according to it. she talk a lot. i do not like that, but i never stop her, as i know she keeps quite many times for our relation, sometime i have to keep quite and let her talk. now i enjoy listening her.

I have been with my husband for 10 years and we have three kids. The biggest change in our relationship came when we had our first child. It was a huge adjustment for us and we really let our marriage suffer. Our first child was very needy and took up all of our time when she was little...we never found the time to make for ourselves. Then our second child turned out to be twins!! Needless to say, we had NO TIME after that. After years of neglecting each other, we have finally gotten to a place where we can make time and appreciate each other again. My advice would be...#1 hang in there through the rough times (cause there will be some) and don't ever throw around the "D" word. #2 make your kids sleep in their own rooms, co-sleeping is very hard on your marriage.

Hi Mrsbean, Congratulation on your marriage. 5 years being together should be enough time to know your husband well. The only advice I would share is to always compromise and give respect to each other. :) Good luck, Lainey

I would advice to keep your marriage a priority. For me that has been truly a blessing. Sometimes after a couple has been married for awhile they let other things,people, or even themselves get in the way of keeping their marriage first. We work hard at things we want to accomplish or do and it needs to be the same as far as our marriages are concerned. If a marriage isn't regularly maintained for example by communicating, showing one another respect, and spending quality time together it will deteriate. Keep the attitude that you have now, all the love and excitement you feel now work hard to keep that during difficult times.