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Beating The Odds: How To Have A Happy And Healthy Marriage
A healthy marriage can be the foundation for building a happy and stable family. A strong partnership will lead to many years of happiness — but it won’t always be easy. Your marriage will take work to grow in love, honor and respect.
It’s true that the stats aren’t so good when it comes to the success of modern marriages. However, there are things you can do to help you beat those odds. Even if things are looking gloomy, you owe it to your marriage to be the best spouse you can be. Oftentimes, it’s your willingness to compromise and communicate that can make all the difference.
Keep these tips in mind as you build a happy and healthy marriage:
1. Deal with Conflicts Lovingly. Even in healthy relationships, conflicts come up. Sometimes they are for petty reasons and sometimes they are major life-altering problems. Your goal isn’t to avoid conflicts at all cost; rather your goal is to develop a way to deal with conflict in a healthy way.
Remember that you don’t always have to be right or have the last word.
Really listen to what your partner is saying even if it isn’t what you want to hear.
Don’t blame each other, it doesn’t matter who is at fault.
