Do you think marriage is 50/50?

I love Dr Phil. I agree with him 100%. If I give 100% and my husband does too then Id figure we have a 100% chance of keeping it together.

marriage is not 50-50 ..it 100% to 100% ....

I think mariage is definitely 100%/100%. There are obvious times when a person has to be giving more than the other, ie. times of sickness, etc. Marriages are difficult, but (unless there's abuse) they're definitely worth the work. My Gram always said, for people who may think the grass is greener on the other side, it still needs to be mowed. That's very true. For any relationship, there has to be a lot of hard work invested into it.

I believe that would make the perfect marriage. Unfortunately marriages are far from perfect and secrets are kept and things go undone that the other expects. This is why marriages take work. We need to be able to forgive the one that only gave 20% that day especially when you feel you filled in for the other 180% because this will happen it is getting through those days that make your marriage work and knowing that there are going to be times when the other needs to pick up the slack because your only giving 20%. Compromise and unconditional love is most important. Best wishes

100/100 That is the way it should be, look sometimes one person will not be able to give there 100 so yeah you'll have to give a little more. But being a team is the best, working together and not worrying about who is doing what. God teaches us to Love Each other as we love ourselves and if we did that then all relationships would be 100/100 because no one hates themselves.

My marriage is awesome...And it isn't necessarily 50/50 or 100/100. I don't work. My husband brings home the money and I handle the finances. It works for us!!

Marriage shold be 100%:100%.Only then it will work and be a ideal family.But in reality that may be possible among 2% couples only.Striving towards 100%:100% is possible for all.So lets work hard towards that goal.

I do agree that marriage is 100/100 as each person should do everything they can to make the marriage work and they should do whatever they can to help out with things around the house or other errands and responsibilities. One person should not do all the work and the other sit back and do nothing or very little. They both should put all their effort into maintaining a nice home, paying bills, taking care of their kids and loving each other. Marriage is like teamwork, just like you had mentioned with the sports teams. Two people work together to get things done and to be happy.

No, marriage is a compromise. I does'nt require a certain percent of partnership. Because a partner might need a bigger part of something while the other is more than capable of giving something. Just like when the wife came from a wealthy family and while the husband came from a poor family. Much of the expenses should be shouldered by the wife.

Well, I guess the difference is only the perspective whether we say 50-50 or 100-100. When we say 50-50 we are referring more to sharing everything it includes rights and responsibilities. At the same time we don't mean we have to split equally and should take equally, but we share everything and we both (Wife and husband)are there in everything. When we say marriage is 100-100, we are saying that both the persons (Wife and husband)should put their 100% and participate in everything 100%. So again we both should be there in everything our 100%. So either we say 50-50 or 100-100, the bottom line is We (Wife and husband) both should be present in everything we do and 100% be there.

I don't think "keeping tabs" is a good thing in any relationship because really the attitude is "what's in it for me?". I don't know about the being "equal" at all levels either. I know my partner is better at soem things than I am and am happy for him to have conrtol over ecrtain aspects of the relationship. I think it's important to communicate and be caring and respectful of differences.

in a marriage yeah, i think everything should be agreed on by both mates. 50/50 is like when ur still dating.. haha. ive been in a marriage where my husband thought everything should be 50/50 even when it came down to rent. he wanted us to make our own money apart from each other, pay each others own bills if we have any.. and split the bill when eating. personally i think that is just retarded! so needless to say we are getting divorced! HAHA yeah! im so much happier now. yes. everything should be 100/100

NO! i dont agree that. marriage is not about percentage.Its about sharing. Sharing your feeling, thought, food, love, money and more. Its about life. I dont agree about 100% or 50%. Its about humanity, humanity doesnt count on percentage.There are no limit when you talk about humanity.

Marriage is all about give and take. And that doesn't mean keeping count. In my opinion being married is about loving each other and doing all that you can for your partner unconditionally. Unconditional love doesn't keep count of the error or the giving or the taking. You do for each other because you want to, not because you are obligated to.

I Think most marriages are not like this and men are extremely lazy :)

Yes you are right Dr Phil always says it is 100/100 and he is right. You have to fully commit to it. Marriage isn't easy. It's lots of work. Honest and Trust are huge factors in a marrage. Two years ago my marriage ended after 18 years. We are still really good friends and we both realize that it got to the point we both weren't putting 100% into it. It is something you have to constantly work at.

Yes I belive each person must share equally to make marriage work

i belive that each person should give all that they can give in a marraige and then some. but that never happens unless your on the brady bunch. give it your all and try and that should be enough. if your at least trying then there should be not arguments on who does what or isnt do enough of something.

I agree with Dr. Phil. But the thing is...it seems like it's 50-50 in most relationships anyway...I wish I saw that episode...it seemed like a good one.

i think it is imposible to share everything with your partener cause there are things in our life that are made just for u............but it is important to share not only love,but even ideas,problems.............