It’s no secret that marriage takes work. While marriage is an amazing partnership shared between two people, it requires maintenance, commitment and trust like many other things in life.
Finding the person that you want to spend the rest of your life with is truly amazing, and should be handled with care.
After all, think of all the moments throughout the rest of your life that you will be able to spend with your loved one. Being married is like being able to hang out with your best friend 24/7.
It can be one of the best partnerships in the entire world, one that needs to be handled with care.
So, why do so many marriages fail?
The divorce rate in our country is at a staggering high. Marriages fail by the minute all across the world. Is it possible to avoid making the same mistakes that people in failed marriages may have made? Absolutely.
The 6 Biggest Marriage Mistakes & How You Can Easily Avoid
Never Talk Down To Your Spouse
Remember, words hurt. Marriages are a partnership, a two-way street. Both need to have a mutual respect for one another, that includes speaking in a respectful way to each other.
Name calling has no place in marriage. Remember the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” While this saying sounds nice, many times words do hurt. Leave the name calling out of the house, there’s no room for it.
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Quit Refusing To Compromise
We can’t always get what we want in life. Part of being an adult is learning to choose your battles over deciding if something is truly worth fighting for or not.
Allow your spouse some wiggle room in being able to have some of his or her wants. Do they want to see the latest horror movie at the theater, but you have absolutely no interest? Dig deep, and do it for them. Let them have that movie, and focus on the fact that you are getting to spend time together, doing something that your better half really wanted.
Marriage is a give and take. Sometimes, you give more…but in the end, it needs to be a fair balance.
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Stop Leading With A Lie
Bite your tongue…if you feel a need to lie to your spouse, then dig deep into why you think you are feeling that way.
Initial reactions to wanting to lie can be because deep down we feel guilty about something or don’t know any other way of explaining a certain situation.
Lies have no places in a marriage, and marriage should be a solid foundation built on trust and honesty.
Expect Realistic Outcomes For Your Marriage
Marriage often doesn’t play out like the fairy-tale romances that we grew up watching in the movies or in the books that we read.
There are ups and downs, highs and lows. Marriage can be a roller coaster of so many different emotions, it can leave one’s head spinning.
So, why set an unrealistic precedent in your head of how you THINK your marriage should be? While everyone deserves to have an amazing marriage, just know that it won’t always be as easy as 1,2,3 and the reality is that you may not receive flowers every day from your love.
What marriage can bring is the comfort of knowing that you get to spend the rest of your life, married to a person who completes you and your happiness. Sounds like a pretty good fairy-tale ending to me.
Don’t Put Your Friends In Front Of Your Spouse
Going out, and hanging with the crew is always a ton of fun…but, don’t let it interfere with the relationship between you and your spouse.
Having a night out on the town is great now and again, but make certain to find the balance between going out and staying in to not cause a disconnect or divide in your marriage.
Conclusion:
Being married can be one of the greatest parts of life. Finding a partner that truly is meant for you is amazing. While many marriages do fail, if you focus on the love you share with your partner and all the ways that you work together to create a growing atmosphere for your marriage, you and your spouse stand a great chance of making the marriage work. Cheers to making more memories and having many more happy years together!
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