What makes a happy marriage?

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Have you ever wondered or thought about or realizing what makes a happy marriage despite the challenges, the disappointments, the disagreements, the difficulties and so forth that individuals faces throughout a marriage? 

I can honestly say that marriage isn't always easy, and it isn't supposed to be easy all the time. Otherwise how are you supposed to learn to overcome those challenges, those disappointments, those disagreements, those difficulties and so forth throughout a marriage? It is normal to face those kind of things throughout a marriage and there are tons of experiences when you would be feeling happiness and there are tons of experiences when you would be grieving for loved ones and friends that you cared about who passes away before you do. After all, it is just life.

This post focuses on what makes a happy marriage. Often times; friends and relatives most see happiness through posts, stories and statues that an individual shares on social media. Therefore, not many people would feel bothered to ask how's the married couple's marriage going and just assumed that everything is going all smoothly and great unless people already know that marriage has its ups and downs. 

"A happy marriage is about three things: Memories of togetherness,
forgiveness of mistakes and a promise to never give up on each other."
- Surabhi Surendra.

What type of memories do you and your spouse cherish the most throughout the marriage?
What was some of the greatest memories that you and your spouse enjoy remembering the most?
Do you and your spouse find some time to spend quality time together?

I know that my husband and I always do our best make greatest memories together, even if it's just watching movies and shows together or bike riding together or just going grocery shopping together. It is still valid memories of spending quality time together.

What type of mistakes would you and your spouse forgive about? Do you forgive your spouse for any mistakes that he or she has done?

Mistakes has happened in the past, and mistakes are still going to happen regardless. It doesn't matter how long you have been married to your spouse for; you and your spouse aren't perfect.

Forgiving mistakes is a choice. Forgiving mistakes starts with acknowledging what was the mistakes and understanding of why those mistakes are happening. Those mistakes can be whenever there is a disagreement, whenever there is an argument, whenever there is a misunderstanding of something that your spouse has said to you or vise versa and so forth. Forgiveness of mistakes can truly be powerful and sometimes after forgiving mistakes; you would be able to have peace, comfort and a gratitude feeling.

~ Have you and your spouse promise to never give up on each other despite the challenges that you both would face throughout marriage?

~ Have you and your spouse promise to never give up on each other despite the disappointments that you both would face throughout marriage?

~ Have you and your spouse promise to never give up on each other despite the disagreements that you both would face throughout marriage?

~ Have you and your spouse promise to never give up on each other despite the difficulties that you both would face throughout marriage?

~ Have you and your spouse promise to never give up on each other no matter what?

I know that my husband and I haven't promise to never give up on each other despite the challenges, the disappointments, the disagreements, the difficulties, and no matter what we face throughout our marriage. We know how to be strong, tough, continue to love each other no matter what, continue to do our best to support one another, find successful ways of having effective conversations, reassure to make sure that we both are feeling okay, and so forth.

Remember it is okay to be not okay during a marriage; always do your best to feel your best self and remember to speak up whenever something is not okay. Don't ever assume that every marriage looks great and going smoothly and well by just looking at posts, reading statuses and viewing stories on social media. Feel free to ask any married individual about how is her or his marriage going. The married individual shouldn't feel pressured to share with you into deep detail about his or her marriage is going.

Stay Tuned until next time.