What do you do to strengthen your marriage?
@jobfindonline (1744)
July 14, 2012 10:09am CST
They say, all sweet things start from the beginning and the bitter parts are left in the coming more years of being together.
I noticed this as very true in some couples of today. They don't treat their husband or wife gently simply because they've been married for so long and both of them are old already. Marriage for most of the oldies became like a relationship of companionship and the love and real care are all gone with the passing of years.. How sad and I wish the love they felt before will remain forever until they get old.
There are few couples who managed to strengthen their love for one another and keep their marriage life strong as they wished. I know there are secrets.. So whether you have a successful marriage or not what do you do to strengthen your marriage?
3 responses
@nathan27 (34)
• Philippines
16 Jul 12
After marriage, nothing shall change... I believed it should be like that,..but in life, we never can tell, sometimes we're happy and the next thing we know we're sad. we tried our best to save a relationship, but no matter what we do its just doesn't work.
Aside from love,it needs lots and lots of understanding and sacrifices. but for me, having a long lasting relationship does not depend on love at all. it should be maintained with trust, understanding and above all it should be strengthened with a very strong foundation, GOD.
With God, nothing is impossible.
@jobfindonline (1744)
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16 Jul 12
Hi nathan, I must agree with your statement. no matter how we wished to last everything the way we wanted, sometimes there are things we cannot control.
Love is not enough to make the marriage last. When couples have God in their marriage they are building a strong relationship no one can separate them. Believing in God is applying the principles of marriage written in the bible. Sadly too many people neglect the wise counsel of it simply because they don't believe in it.
@nathan27 (34)
• Philippines
17 Jul 12
Hi jobfindonline. you're right, too many people these days neglect the fact that having God in their lives can make it a life full of trust and understanding. . .before we learn to appreciate others, let us develop a relationship with god, have faith that God will answers our prayers, and He will never not give anything that can harm or anything that is too much for us to bear.
With that, we can realized that we are made more like God and are made according to his image, and only then we can share the love of God to others, just like how He showed His unconditional love for us.
@jobfindonline (1744)
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17 Jul 12
they don't believe in it coz for them it's an old fashion way to believe in the bible. they'd rather rely on the point of view of most people today which I think is so unwise. What is right in the point of view of most people doesn't necessarily mean it's the best thing to do. God is the originator of marriage, so we can be sure that the manual of having a successful marriage can be found from his word, the bible.
His unconditional love should motivate all people to follow His wise counsel coz God only wants the best for all of us.
@Beaver114 (73)
• Philippines
18 Jul 12
The most important aspect of marriage is communication. Lines for communication was be constantly open so that you and your partner would understand and not just know each others needs. By doing so, changes or adjustments could be done by at least by the husband or wife. Most arguments come from misunderstanding.
@jobfindonline (1744)
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19 Jul 12
hi, I really think that communication plays a very important role for the success of any relationship and most importantly to husband and wife. yes misunderstanding are the common problems it should be talk about to resolve it.
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jul 12
I can honestly say my husband and I have already been through Hell and back together and we love each other more than anything. I know our marriage will last forever! We have been through so much in just 8 years. Being homeless, a miscarriage, moving from state to state, families not liking each other, always struggling financially, etc...Just so many different things.
Our love and marriage has lasted because we have a strong faith together. I think faith is a big help in any relationship.
Keeping any relationship strong is faith, honesty, fun, love, and commitment. Without any one of these a marriage or a relationship could potentially fail...
@jobfindonline (1744)
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19 Jul 12
what you all said are true. Faith to God and to each other is really important to make the relationship work. Also the honesty, fun are very necessary to keep the marriage last.
congrats, I really admire those couples who are keeping their marriage strong.
