Rules For A Happy Marriage (Part 1)

Rules For A Happy Marriage (Part 1)

So you finally found someone you want to spend the rest of your life with. And you have decided to get married. There is no easy recipe for a happy marriage, but you have a pretty good feeling that your love will help you weather the storms all relationships inevitably go through. In addition to that, here are some tips to remember for a happy and healthy marriage.
1. Change yourself first
The happier you are with yourself and your life, the more attractive you are to your partner. Another way to look at this is - if you were someone else, would you marry you? Start today to work on being the kind of person you would want to know, date, and marry. If you're not that kind of person, how can you expect your spouse to stay attracted or stay passionate?
2. You, your spouse and then we
You don't have to give up your identity to be known as your spouse's partner. It also doesn't work when two people each do their own thing without regard to their partner's wishes and feelings. Marriage is more than cohabitation. The marriage vows state, "two shall be as one". That "one" is neither you nor him. The "one" is a third entity: the relationship, the marriage, the "we".
The "we" is what you share, what you have in common, the nurturing that cannot be provided on your own. Think companionship, intimacy, and sharing.
3. Emotional baggage – leave them behind
Are you really over your previous relationship? If not, you can't fully commit to your spouse. Likewise, if you are still Daddy's little girl or Mommy's boy, you are not in control of your own life. Therefore, you cannot fully enter into an adult relationship of mutual sharing and support. You can't be accountable to your spouse if you have to keep pleasing somebody else.
4. Your marriage is your priority
Marriage is the strongest bond between two people. Parents will be gone on day. Children grow into adults and leave to start their own lives. Your spouse is only person who is meant to stay with you the rest of your time on earth. Women who say their children come first are usually unable to let their children grow up and become independent adults. These women are always surprised when their husband get tired of being second and leave for another woman who WILL put them first.