Married

Why do marriages fail? 

What contributes to success in marriage? 

For couples embarking on marriage, and for those already married, there are several important factors shown by research to make a difference. 

Today many scholars would say that 

the most important element in a successful marriage is kindness! 

In an era of marital instability, how do we keep marital love alive and growing? We can learn much about strengthening our marriages from those whose marriages are doing well. 

One of the best ways I know to overcome daily discouragements is to give yourself a gift that 

will pay dividends for the future. This gift would enhance a marital relationship, and 

is inexpensive. HERE IS A LIST

 How can you keep that glow going 

in your marriage? It is possible to keep love 

and romance alive in your marriage with 

some planning and effort. 

For most marriages the wedding anniversaries spent together will be less than fifty, pointing out the need to make each one count as though it might be the last. 

In a successful marriage, couples have more positive than negative interactions.  

Positive interactions and good times help 

couples feel loved and respected.  

When either of the spouses feels angry feelings coming on, those angry feelings should be expressed in words, but the words should be expressed calmly and with love. 

Don't set into motion a hurtful, destructive method of responding to differences and resolving disagreements. Disagreement and conflict are part of the daily lives of many couples because marriage provides a fertile ground in which the seeds of conflict can germinate. 

It is natural for marriages to get stuck. 

Within a couple of years of being together most couples discover some issues and 

differences that don’t get resolved.  

Just because interpersonal conflict is common doesn't mean it has to be negative and destructive. We must understand when conflict occurs and avoid falling prey to some of its common myths and misconceptions.
 

Regular family meetings can promote family harmony by providing a safe time and place for making decisions, recognizing good things happening in the family, setting up rules, settling conflicts, and pointing out individual strengths. 

Few people realize how much having children will change their lives. Prospective parents can read about children’s needs, but still be perplexed when they realize how much time caring for children can take 

Every day, parents are faced with decisions about how to raise their children. How parents 

negotiate their childrearing beliefs and 

their day-to-day shared parenting 

responsibilities is called coparenting. 

Having a new member of the family is typically 

an exciting, welcomed event. Often, though, 

the transition from nonparent to 

parent is a very stressful one. 

Marriage Moments is a program of FREE information and activities designed to help new parents strengthen their marriages during this time of change and stress. 

The arrival of a couple's first baby is a time of great joy but it inevitably involves many changes in their daily life and their relationship.