c. and i are happily married and heading toward our second anniversary. i think the key is a long courtship and waiting until you're older to get married. people change a lot in their 20's. from the article, this sentence sums it up: Both felt they strongly benefited from the marriage and said they had no desire to leave. things get difficult from time to time, especially due to external circumstances. as long as you can always wake up - no matter how bad things are - and still know that you are better off together than you are apart then your marriage will last.

I agree with some things in the article, especially that "many newlyweds are far from blissfully in love" and that marital success doesn't require starting with a "Hollywood Romance." I still think, however, that the key to a successful marriage is COMMUNICATION. The two people in a marriage grew up in two different families, learning very different ways of communicating; being in a partnership means finding a compatible style of communication for the both of you. Successful communication and confronting each other's shortcomings also helps prevent some of that "disillusionment." The first two years of my marriage were very difficult. My husband and I went through counseling and that helped a lot. Being able to communicate and easily resolve conflicts (because they will always happen) means we don't resent eachother or feel antagonistic towards each other. I highly recommend counseling to any newlywed couple.

Now that's a lengthy article... not all of it necessary to convey its points. I agree with Denise and would add that a lot has to do with how mature or "set" you are in who you are. When you're comfortable with yourself, it's much easier to be comfortable with another. Changing that person changes the relationship on either side.

Yeah... i would have to agree with the article on the whole. But unfortunately the article doesn't show resources to learn how to make work towards a succcessful marriage. Denise, Anna, and Jason definitely stated some major parts but even then there is a lack if you cannot overcome culture and realize the purpose and goal of a marriage. But i'm just a failed attempt talking so... eh.

"Courtship?" Why I do declare, kind Ma'am, you make me feel just dizzy . . . I think it's tha vapors.

Michael and I married young, but knew from the outset we had a lotta livin' to do before we actually settled down. So we spent the first 5 or 6 years of marriage goofing off together. One thing we got from each other that wasn't available in either of our families was unequivocated support and genuine interest in each other's endeavors. This passage really hit home with me: ... The "enduring dynamics model," in which partners establish patterns of behavior early and maintain them over time, highlights stability in the relationship So, we definitely have an enduring dynamic--supporting each other's calculated risks. There is a subtle "us against the world" theme that underlies our entire relationship. I am his greatest champion, he is mine.

The artical was interesting. My husband and I married when we were in our mid-twenties. COMMUNICATION has been the key here. We also continuously laugh with each other, more now than the first two years of marriage. Also, we refuse to change each other and to just grow together. We don't agree on lots of things, but we respect the other's opinions. Another positive part of our marriage is that we have so much freedom from each other and with each other. We prefer to be together most of the time but do not get offended when one needs their time alone, even if it is for the entire weekend. Some other couples think we are nuts, but they are the ones who are getting divorced right before our eyes. To make this long story short, our relationship was long distance from start to marriage (about 1.5 years). Even while engaged, it was long distance. We come from single parent homes. Our mom's were married and divorced twice. I can definitely say that we are designing OUR perfect marriage. We are aware of where we come from and where we want to go with each other and our future children (god willing). We passed the two year mark some time ago, and we continue to be each other's inspiration (most of the time...lol)

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