Monday, March 29, 2021

The meaning of marriage.

Overcoming one's selfishness is probably the most important part of getting married. Once you tie the knot, you realize that it is not all about you. In your single days, you were able to call all the shots. But after marriage, you have a spouse to consider twenty-four seven. Now, both of your opinion carry weight.

The marriages that are most successful and render the most satisfaction are those in which both partners wholeheartedly seek the happiness and wellbeing of their spouse. If one of you is giving everything and the other is giving little or nothing, you may need to find a balance and get on the same page.

A truly meaningful marriage is a blending of two lives on every level. The relationship may have begun with physical attraction, but the bonds of marriage reach way beyond the physical. The emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of the relationship are just as important.

Some worry that getting married will force them to give up their independence. But combining two lives into one does not imply that you lose your own identity. On the contrary, a successful marriage will enable you to complete and complement one another. As a result, you can both feel a greater sense of fulfillment than you could have as singles.