Just for Fun Ladies :-) What Does a Good Marriage/relationship Consist Of?

1) Plenty of good sex

2) Plenty of money

3) Plenty of humble communication

4) Plenty of compromise with humor

5) If you have #1 and #2 you may not even NEED so much of #3 and #4

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Good morning! I believe a good marriage requires all of the above, and most definitely FORGIVENESS! It's also important for each person to be self-less, willing to give the other what he/she needs. If both parties are doing that, then everyone wins!! With that being said, there should be lots of flexibility with regard to needed adjustments along the way, and an open mind. Be willing to try new things, places.

What's the secret to MY marriage? Sarcasm, wit and humor. Our house is a sitcom!!!

M:)

SEX!! LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT SEX!!

I'm only half kidding.

For us, no matter what, it's about passion, and I'm NOT just talking about sex and intimacy. Be passionate about everything you do, and give it your all. The best advice I've EVER heard came from my soon to be MIL:

ALWAYS put the other person first.

If both halves of the relationship are always putting the other before themselves, they're always acting selflessly and never taking each other for granted. Respect and loyalty are the 2 biggest priorities for my fiance and I; show appreciation for the smallest of things. Remember that above all else, you're FRIENDS, then lovers, partners in crime, soul mates, etc.

But great sex helps too ;)

You have a wonderful day too!!

The secret to our marriage is that we married our best friend. I agree with everyone's comment so far.

Understanding!! The bible says that the two main things you need in a marriage is love and respect.

Communication and everything else you mentioned is what I expect and is definitely needed in a good marriage, but I think what really keeps my husband and I together is we can make each other laugh. We crack each other up everyday. We can laugh about almost everything. Even on our worst most stressful days we make each other laugh, and I think that prevents a lot of unnecessary bickering by taking things out on each other.

All of the aforementioned...We've had counseling which had helped our communication tremendously...Also, using a "importance scale" of determing what is low/high priority.

Another key to a successful marriage is LAUGHTER....SENSE OF HUMOR..DATE NIGHTS WITH HUBBY....LOVE AND EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION AND TENDERNESS!

All of the above, plus really good doses of LAUGHTER, INTIMACY, and SPONTANEITY. :)

Is there a box for "all of the above"?

"Equality" should be a sub-head under some of the other titles, such as respect. Honesty, commitment, and respect overlap quite a bit and it's hard to have one without the other two.

Compromise may come under the heading of "maintaining sanity" - oh, wait, that's not there. Should it be?

I would add to the list, around the edges, agreement on basic values and a shared sense of humor!

Obviously, there are many things that go into a great marriage and you certainly touched on them above, but I think a great foundation is commitment and trust. Those are two of the most important building blocks, especially commitment - and you have to have the same idea of what commitment is and means as well. They are the basis for any good relationship.

I think the most important things are trust and commitment. :)

I agree with all that you mentioned and a little more. We've been married for more than 16+ years and I believe that:
1. Laughter is essential,
2. have the Ability to be Spontaneous,
3. Be a little Adventurous,
4. Having Versatility, and
5. a true Fondness for one another...
is absolute best as well as Loving one another for all that they are good and bad.

All of the above, but the most important to us has been communication. My husband and I have been going to counseling (for individual issues, not couple issues) and we've both been learning better communication skills. It's been WONDERFUL for all aspects of our relationship.

Good question :)

All of the above! My husband and I are also best friends. I love him so much and can't imagine my life without him! He is such a wonderful father and I couldn't have picked a better soulmate!

Trust is first. I couldn't be married without share of arguments (gets the blood boiling, giving me a good feeling :)
I used to think compromise too but since to my husband compromise meant I do the compromising he does not it backfired on me, so I stopped compromising, instead picked up negotiating and communicating.
I have been married 8 years today and thankfully by now my husband has realized I know best so he relies on my decisions. It took a while for him to get to this point but thankfully i was patient enough. :)

Just one of those cannot be chosen, the marriage needs ALL of the above!! That in itself is bare bones successful. Then you need romance, humor, sex...hm....and many more!

For me, a good marriage/relationship consists of = Not being in either one:)

I love this video, it touches on everything that makes a good marriage in only about 3 minutes! I always get little tears in my eyes when I watch it.

http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?autoplay=true&index...

My husband and I have been married almost nine and been together almost ten years. We have certainly had our ups and downs, and even almost split a couple of times. But over the years our biggest issues have been trust and communication. Once we got those hammered out, things have been great. Whenever we start fighting again, I think about it and it's usually because our communication was non-existent again. Once we figured that out, and what we'd either forgotten to tell each other or that we said something in the wrong way, we've easily gotten around it and made up.

Kindness. Everyone should be able to go home to the one person in the world who will always be kind to them. Kind during the fun times, the romantic times, the difficult times, the boring times. It is my husband's, my best friend's, kindness that is his absolutely essential quality. I love him for it every day.