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5 Golden Rules for Marriage
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A relationships coach lays out his 5 golden rules for reviewing
the prospects of long-term marital success. When it comes to making
the decision about choosing a life partner, no one wants to make a
mistake. Yet, with a divorce rate of close to 50 percent (in USA),
it appears that many are making serious mistakes in their approach to
finding Mr./Ms. Right! If you ask most couples who are engaged why
they're getting married, they'll say: "We're in love." I believe is
the #1 mistake people make when they date. Choosing a life partner
should never be based on love. Though this may sound not politically
correct, there's a profound truth here. Love is not the basis for
getting married. Rather, love is the result of a good marriage. When
the other ingredients are right, then the love will come. Let me say it
again: You CANNOT build a lifetime relationship on love alone. You
need a lot more. Here are five questions you must ask yourself if
you're serious about finding and keeping a life partner.
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COMMON LIFE PURPOSE
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Do we share a common life purpose? Why is this so important? Let me
put it this way: If you're married for 20 or 30 years, that's a long
time to live with someone. What do you plan to do with each other all
that time? Travel, eat and jog together? You need to share something
deeper and more meaningful. You need a common life purpose. Two things
can happen in a marriage. You can grow together, or you can grow apart.
50 percent of the people out there are growing apart. To make a
marriage work, you need to know what you want out of life - bottom
line - and marry someone who wants the same thing.
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EXPRESS FEELING FREELY
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Do I feel safe expressing my feelings and thoughts with this person?
This question goes to the core of the quality of your relationship.
Feeling safe means you can communicate openly with this person. The
basis of having good communication is trust- i.e. trust that I won't
get "punished" or hurt for expressing my honest thoughts and feelings.
A colleague of mine defines an abusive person as someone with whom you
feel afraid to express your thoughts and feelings. Be honest with
yourself on this one. Make sure you feel emotionally safe with the
person you plan to marry.
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PERSONAL GROWTH vs. COMFORT
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Is he/she a mensch? A mensch is someone who is a refined and
sensitive person. How can you test? Here are some suggestions. Do they
work on personal growth on a regular basis? Are they serious about
improving themselves? A teacher of mine defines a good person as
"someone who is always striving to be good and do the right thing."
So ask about your significant other: What do they do with their time?
Is this person materialistic? Usually a materialistic person is not
someone whose top priority is character refinement. There are
essentially two types of people in the world: People who are dedicated
to personal growth and people who are dedicated to seeking comfort.
Someone whose goal in life is to be comfortable will put personal
comfort ahead of doing the right thing. You need to know that before
walking down the aisle.
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CAPABILITY OF GIVING
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How does he/she treat other people? The one most important thing
that makes any relationship work is the ability to give. By giving,
we mean the ability to give another person pleasure. Ask: Is this
someone who enjoys giving pleasure to others or are they wrapped up in
themselves and self-absorbed? To measure this, think about the
following:
How do they treat people whom they do not have to be nice to, such
as a waiters, bus boy, taxi driver, etc. How do they treat parents
and siblings? Do they have gratitude and appreciation? If they don't
have gratitude for the people who have given them everything, you
cannot expect that they'll have gratitude for you-who can't do nearly
as much for them! Do they gossip and speak badly about others? Someone
who gossips cannot be someone who loves others. You can be sure that
someone who treats others poorly, will eventually treat you poorly as
well.
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CHANGE THE PERSON
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Is there anything I'm hoping to change about this person after we're
married? Too many people make the mistake of marrying someone with
the intention of trying to "improve" them after they're married. As
a colleague of mine puts it, "You can probably expect someone to
change after marriage... for the worse!" If you cannot fully accept
this person the way they are now, then you are not ready to marry them.
In conclusion, dating doesn't have to be difficult and treacherous.
The key is to try leading a little more with your head and less with
your heart. It pays to be as objective as possible when you are dating,
to be sure to ask questions that will help you get to the key issues.
Falling in love is a great feeling, but when you wake up with a ring on
your finger, you don't want to find yourself in trouble because you
didn't do your homework.