Did you know that one marriage myth would state that the seven years of marriage is usually the decision point whether the married couple will stay longer or will get into separation? For some couples, they do believe in the so-called judgment after seven years.
However, it may not apply to married couples these days because after two or three years, they all go into separation. Divorce rate are increasing every year with a time interval of between two to five years for a couple to stay as married couple and separate after.
Good news is there are seven keys for a couple to establish a good foundation to their marriage and end up living and loving together until the rest of their lives. So, what are these seven keys to a successful marriage?
1.) Love – a man and a woman is bind together by love under the grace of God. A husband love his wife and promise to cherish her forever as the wife loves his husband and vows to submit to him always. No relationship ever grows stronger and longer without the beautiful consequences of being in love.
2.) Communication – This is a vital factor for a man and a woman to understand and become sensitive to each other. Good communication entails understanding, sensitivity and respect to another. A man must communicate well his needs of intimacy and care to his wife and so does a woman with her own need for affection and love to her husband. Without communication, there will be no understanding and no needs are being fulfilled by each other.
Communication also causes a man or a woman to be sensitive to his or her partner. Being sensitive to another would lead to respect of each other’s views and opinions. Each partner must be willing to listen intently to the other and understand his or her stand on that particular matter.
3.) Trust – a marriage without trust is like a marriage full of doubt and jealousy. A woman must trust her husband that she is the only love of his life and no other woman must take her place. A man in turn must always trust his wife to do things that will benefit their family. Being trustful to another would mean that the partner would allow the other to live and go on with his decisions without any doubt or question if he or she is doing the right thing for them.
4.) Intimacy – Intimacy makes marriage a fun and exciting relationship. With true intimacy within the married life, the couple will be able to enjoy each other and fulfill each other’s desire.
Many cases of divorce are caused by the unfulfilled desire of a man or woman to his or her partner. Their lack of intimacy leads to third parties or adultery which will intensively destroy their trust for one another.
5.) Respect – A man must respect his wife and treat her with utmost care. He must be willing to accept the faults and weaknesses of his wife and still adore her no matter what. A woman must also respect her husband and look up to him always. She must also learn to accept the flaws of her husband and still treat him with all care and concern.
Respect for one another means appreciation or valuing one another despite all the imperfection of the other.
6.) Acceptance – By accepting the faults of another will let the couple have a harmonious relationship. We cannot deny the fact that all of us are imperfect. We have our own flaws and mistakes. But, if we learn to accept each other despite all defects, we will be able to see each other in full beauty and learn to love one another more and more each day.
7.) Faith in God – God is always the center in every relationship. Through the grace and witness of God, couples are bounded in love forever. No man or woman have the right to cut the bind that God creates. By having faith and trust in God, marriage will always be successful until the end of days. Allowing God to run in our lives will let us become more loving, patient and understanding.
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