UNDERSTANDING MARRIAGE

The foundational considerations for lasting and joyful family relationships include:

friendship
mutual respect
honour
faith in God
trust
clarity of purpose
integrity
virtue
love
communication
understanding
independence
forgiveness
family values

Find a relationship that has endured and you will find these elements at its foundation are well developed from dating period and over time. Find a relationship that has collapsed and you’ll find that these virtues were lacking or were not strengthened over time. Those men/women relationships that are still there that lack these elements are one of the hundreds of millions of marriage relationships that are mere caricature of the real thing. Many involved confess being trapped, confused, and running high-blood pressure. It takes a life time to build up and sustain the marriage relationships that are well founded. What is the hope for those built upon the sand of sexual intimacy? Most relationships are hanging on because children are involved, or the partners are afraid of what people would say or being seen as failures.