Chris Rosenkranz: Open marriage? Polygamous one? A muslim one whereby the husband can have a few wives.But the most common type of marriage I find is an unhappy one.
Luis Farlow: I've been around for 63 years. I've worked with couples.The only types that seem to work well are ones in which:- both have emotional control and maturity- both take responsibility for their own emotional reactions, not making the other responsible for how they themselves feel .. with leads to acceptance, which leads to psychological bonding and intimacy- both are absolutely honest and trustworthy with each other. As a matter of fact, this quality is responsible for 65% of what makes a marriage work.- neither mistakes infatuation with mature love, and both have realistic understandings of what love and marriage is about- neither expects the other to "make them happy" or to "make life interesting"- and they are legally married (there's nothing wrong with not being married, but there IS som! ething wrong when one will NOT marry the other).It is true that few marriages are happy. The actual statistic on legal marriages (which are far more successful than common-law unions) is that only 12% end up being happy and lasting, and that it takes about 20 years of growing up to learn how to make it happy and lasting. Most people divorce way before that. But when a couple masters the challenges, and learns to accept etc etc etc .. those marriages that end up working are incredible. Exactly what everyone is hoping for when they marry....Show more
Brice Greczkowski: Being single.
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