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6 Essential Ingredients for a Successful Marriage

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6 Essential Ingredients for a Successful Marriage Let me start by saying that I am not an expert in marriage counseling; neither do I know what makes marriages last 30 years and beyond. However, I had an encounter with two distant family relatives who had been married for over 30 years. Out of curiosity, I asked them one at a time, what was the secret sauce of your marital success? They both re-echoed one thing: “When you get married, you have to understand that you or your spouse are a gift that will take some time to unravel or discover”. In addition, i believe that you must learn to understand and tolerate your similarities and differences. Another of my uncle puts it this way:  Remember, that you married someone who has his/her faults and isn’t perfect. So don’t try to force all the changes through in one year, remain open-minded and appreciate each other.  Then your love will grow in numerous proportions. I totally agree with him on this point. Howeve