The two people that form a marriage union are individuals that bring their past experiences and character traits with them. Each person brings baggage that will probably need to be dealt with. In most all cases, the marriage thrives based on the willingness of the couple to identify and work out problems.
There will be rough times as spouses deal with everyday stresses and the issues between them. Just understanding this helps the husband and wife hang in there.
"All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest--never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership." ---Ann Landers
Everyone dreams of the perfect relationship and the perfect marriage. You soon realize that this will not happen. We all have flaws, a personal agenda, and a unique past. These differences don't have to be game breakers. Look for ways to better listen to your spouse and then respond in a loving and caring way - even if you do not agree. Secondly, look for ways to make their life easier - such as doing some of their chores. Lastly, participate in activities that interest your mate. Famous love quotes from well known or popular people get to the heart of the matter.
"What you are as a single person, you will be as a married person, only to a greater degree. Any negative character trait will be intensified in a marriage relationship, because you will feel free to let your guard down -- that person has committed himself to you and you no longer have to worry about scaring him off." --Josh McDowell
"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility." --Leo Tolstoy
"Bad marriages don't cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages." --Frank Pittman
"It is sometimes essential for a husband and a wife to quarrel - they get to know each other better." --Goethe
"A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers. " --Ruth Bell Graham
Being human, we are all selfish from the beginning. This does not go away in marriage. When life gets tough, we often look for ways to satisfy ourselves. This blocks our ability to reach out and meet the needs of our spouse. Meeting these needs is a key responsibility in marriage. Inspirational love quotes about marriage can send a very powerful message.
"The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together." --Robert C Dodds
"What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting?" --George Eliott
"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation." --Oscar Wilde
When couples first start out, it is typical that both partners will need to make adjustments. Marriage is all about maturity and how well these adjustments take hold. One very mature spouse cannot make up for one very immature spouse. Both spouses need to be involved in the process.
"A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver."
"Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal." --Louis K Anspacher
"Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up." --Joseph Barth
"I think a man and a woman should choose each other for life, for the simple reason that a long life with all its accidents is barely enough time for a man and a woman to understand each other and to understand… is to love." --William Butler Yeats
