In successful marriages, both partners have the skills to meet their own needs while also helping to meet their spouse's needs.
«Couples
in successful marriages have each other's backs and do not keep secrets,» says Feuerman.
Spouses
in successful marriages really strive to meet each other's needs simply because they genuinely like to see their partners happy.
Many couples
in successful marriages have separate checking accounts and many couples
in successful marriages have one account.
Often,
in successful marriages, husbands will change things about them at the wives» request.
Couples
in successful marriages are constantly constructing Love Maps, cultivating and feeding their curiosity about their spouse by asking open - ended questions, listening intently to their spouse's responses, observing their emotions, and paying attention to how they interact with the world.
Our founder, Dr Neal Clark Warren, identified 29 Dimensions of Compatibility ®
in successful marriages, and when couples connect on those dimensions of compatibility we introduce them.
However, in providing this document for general use, the SHM team is not asserting that these strategies will result
in a successful marriage and relationship education program.
Try to seek help from someone who is
in a successful marriage.
Devotion to Jesus Christ is the most important ingredient
in a successful marriage, rather than marrying or being a perfect mate.
This book provides an overview of many skills that are necessary
in a successful marriage.
Not exact matches
According to a study done at the University of Utah
in 2015, the best time to get married
in order to have a long,
successful marriage is between the ages of 28 and 32.
Being willing to support the entrepreneur
in any situation will help your
marriage and life become that much more
successful.
The marketing campaign was so
successful that
in 20 years, a diamond engagement ring was practically a requirement to
marriage.
Any small differences
in their divorce rates and divorce rates
in the general population can easily be explained by ordinary things such as Christians encouraging behaviors that increase the chances a
marriage will be
successful.
In chapters like «The Meaning of Sex,» «Becoming a Singular Sensation,» «The Gift of the Present Moment,» «Winning the Spiritual Battle,» and «Craving Heaven,» Eden describes God's design for human sexuality, why sex is reserved for
marriage, the importance of modesty, how singles struggling with loneliness and unrequited love can empower themselves through prayer and the sacraments, and why shared values with one's spouse are so vital for a
successful marriage.
Many, many people of both genders are
successful in protecting their sexual purity until
marriage, but that is not the single measure of their value or their readiness for
marriage.
... time to split the country... the northern part should join up with Canada, a very progressive and
successful country with gay
marriage, a place where almost everyone would like to call home and... jesusland where ignorance is rampant, where god will solve all your problems, where «science» will be abolished and where eventually all creativity and problem solving will be seen as blasphemous... very much
in keeping with taliban thinking don't you think?
(4) There are, of course, many
successful patterns of meeting the needs of the other
in marriage.
Here it can be said, however, that the key to
successful aging begins now,
in working to deepen the
marriage and to find inner values for coping creatively with the years of maturity.
He continued: «I truly believe that my family strengthens my ability to do the best I can
in my career, and likewise my career strengthens my
marriage and my ability to have a
successful family.
In fact, a considerably larger percentage of people think a satisfying sexual relationship and an equitable division of household chores are crucial for a
successful marriage.
Christians above all should note that there are no conceptual or institutional reasons that require love between the parties to exist
in order for the
marriage to be
successful.
In North Carolina, black leaders helped lead the
successful campaign for a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay
marriage and domestic partnerships.
However,
in addition to the skill and experience of the master blender, certain precautions are also required to ensure a
successful (and very happy)
marriage.
Since he believes that white wine cuts the heat, he advises that the wine should be low
in alcohol so it can be consumed
in great quantities without discomfort.Roy Andries de Groot has studied the problem of what wines to serve with fiery foods and advises, «My theory of the
successful marriage of wine with these cuisines is to know (and separate) the gentle dishes, the spicy dishes, and the fiery dishes.
Some lucky people, usually far younger than I, have
successful second
marriages and I fervently wish all you young and middle aged fans a glorious second
marriage — living
in the same palatial house (ie Emirates Stadium)-- to a newer, younger, prettier and far more sane and talented woman.
In summary, marriage in America is a terrible deal for men especially if they are financially successfu
In summary,
marriage in America is a terrible deal for men especially if they are financially successfu
in America is a terrible deal for men especially if they are financially
successful.
Comfort
in knowing one another, a defining characteristic of «grown - up» relationships, is one of the most valued features of a
successful marriage.
But not for Millennials; 52 percent say being a good parent is «one of the most important things»
in life while a mere 30 percent say the same about having a
successful marriage, according to a recent Pew study.
Some «experts» at YourTango insist, «Couples
in longtime
successful marriages always view their spouse as their best friend.»
Research indicates that men who assign a high priority to raising their children are more likely to be
successful in their careers at midlife, to have happier
marriages, and be more involved
in their communities.
I am a huge fan of time - limited, renewable marital contracts, which actually have a long, sometimes
successful, history, and devote a chapter to it
in The New I Do: Reshaping
Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels (
in fact, our contract was used by Mandy Len Catron to draft a relationship contract with her partner, which she wrote about
in a Modern Love essay and her new book, How to Fall
in Love With Anyone).
When I became an adult, a wife and a mother myself, her advice seemed dated; she was from another generation, one
in which women didn't have many choices (even though my mother had a
successful career and even became a marital renegade by turning her
marriage into a LAT, live alone together).
promoted the notion that American couples frequently needed expert intervention
in order to overcome their problems and to have
successful marriages.
I'm sorry you feel your
marriage «failed» and I can't help wondering if some of that sense of failure is because others react to divorce and if events
in your past led you to believe that the only «
successful»
marriage is one that stayed intact no matter what — abuse, infidelity, cruelty.
I can only hope that Aaron and I will be just as
successful in our
marriage!
First reach a point
in life where you're more interested
in building something greater than yourself — giving rather than losing or gaining — and are willing to make the sacrifices necessary for a
successful marriage.
Power play: Hanna Rosin, journalist and author of The End of Men: And the Rise of Women, elucidated how
successful these contemporary couplings can be: «They are on paper the most stable, prosperous
marriages the Western world has seen
in decades,» Rosin wrote
in 2013, when she described Frank and Claire Underwood of the Netflix television series House Of Cards as a shining example.
In fact, we deem a
marriage «
successful» by how long it lasts.
Still, why should Katie have to marry like «everybody else does» — couldn't she marry like Katie wants to, and define a
successful marriage in her own terms?
Researchers at the University at Buffalo followed 634 couples through the first nine years of
marriage and discovered that couples who drink similar amounts of alcohol on average are more likely to have a
successful marriage than couples who differ
in their drinking patterns.
It is also interesting to note that,
in the not - too - distant past, husbands hitting their wives was also viewed as not only a societal norm, but a necessary part of maintaining a harmonious,
successful marriage.
It is also interesting to note that,
in the not - too - distant past, husbands hitting their wives was also viewed as not only a societal norm, but also a necessary part of maintaining a harmonious,
successful marriage.
Of course, the odds may not be too good for them; only about 3 percent of cheating men marry their lovers, according to Jan Halper, author of Quiet Desperation: The Truth About
Successful Men and about 75 percent of those
marriages end up
in divorce, according to Frank Pitman, author of Private Lies: Infidelity and the Betrayal of Intimacy.
Since 52 % of millennials told the Pew Research Center that being a good parent is «one of the most important things»
in life, while a mere 30 % say the same about having a
successful marriage, it's likely that more couples may indeed do that.
Several people involved
in this effort spearheaded the
successful push for same - sex
marriage, including Cuomo's former chief of staff, Steve Cohen, and ex-aide Katherine Grainger, who is now working for Civitas Public Affairs Group.
With the most
successful campaigns of the past several years
in both the political and advocacy spheres having a viral component (remember that time all of your Facebook friends changed their profile pictures to equal signs to show their support for
marriage equality?)
Sen. Mark Grisanti has raised a whopping $ 246,687 since the November general election, the bulk of which came from deep pocketed donors who supported Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
successful push to legalize same - sex
marriage in which the WNY Republican lawmaker played a key role.
Accepting his party's nomination, Cuomo sounded a triumphant note
in his party convention address that cited his
successful efforts to pass gay
marriage and gun control and his work to boost education investments and fix the economy of upstate New York.