http://nannymama.com/what-makes-a-strong-marriage-anyway/ Your source for Child Care and Parenting Support Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://nannymama.com/what-makes-a-strong-marriage-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Mike leith Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:25:23 +0000 http://nannymama.com/?p=218#comment-23 This is a great question. What makes a strong marriage? The question is subjective. A strong marriage through my eyes is a bit simpler than what the author wrote. It is one in which both respect each other, don't hurt each other (certainly not intentionally) and make each other smile everyday. I came into my marriage without any Hollywood ideals of "and they lived happily ever after". Life is too complicated enough without the pressure of living up to that. Instead I came into my marriage with the "team work" approach. We are a team in which we are equally responsible for all that our marriage entails. I certainly don't assume that this is the right answer for anyone, only for me and my wife. I think we strive for practical and rational behavior. Communication is important here because when either one of steps outside this behavior discussion MUST be allowed to make the party aware of the potential damage this could have on OUR lives. Where this discussion ends, (hopefully in agreement ~ for us so far) can determine the future of our marriage. This is a great question. What makes a strong marriage? The question is subjective. A strong marriage through my eyes is a bit simpler than what the author wrote. It is one in which both respect each other, don’t hurt each other (certainly not intentionally) and make each other smile everyday.
I came into my marriage without any Hollywood ideals of “and they lived happily ever after”. Life is too complicated enough without the pressure of living up to that. Instead I came into my marriage with the “team work” approach. We are a team in which we are equally responsible for all that our marriage entails. I certainly don’t assume that this is the right answer for anyone, only for me and my wife. I think we strive for practical and rational behavior. Communication is important here because when either one of steps outside this behavior discussion MUST be allowed to make the party aware of the potential damage this could have on OUR lives. Where this discussion ends, (hopefully in agreement ~ for us so far) can determine the future of our marriage.

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