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Good morning, friends!
Today, let’s talk about how we can make our marriage successful. You see, there are many things in life that people don’t want to understand — but those things are often the most important for our relationships.
After marriage, we usually get caught up in family responsibilities and forget to think about ourselves. But if we don’t take care of our own feelings and growth, it becomes difficult to maintain a happy relationship, and sometimes this emotional distance even leads to s exless marriages .
If you truly want your marriage to be successful, you must be ready to change your habits, your way of thinking, and your attitude. Ego is one of the biggest enemies of a healthy relationship. Unless we learn to let go of it, no marriage can truly succeed.
So today, let’s discuss a few things that we should avoid and the things we should focus on to keep love alive. Remember, when we nurture love and understanding, our marriage becomes stronger. Otherwise, it doesn’t take long for small problems to ruin a beautiful relationship.
1. Build Marriage on Friendship
Now let’s talk about friendship in marriage. Do you know what the secret is behind couples who have strong relationships? It’s that they never let the friendship between them fade away. That’s why their bond stays unbreakable.
After marriage, you should never end the friendship you share with your partner. If you stop being friends, your marriage can never truly be successful — emotional distance and lack of communication often turn loving relationships into sexless marriages .
Always try to stay like a friend with your partner — understand their feelings, listen to them, and stand by them in both good and bad times. When you treat your partner as your best friend, your marriage naturally becomes stronger, happier, and full of love.
2. Communication Is the Heart of a Happy Marriage
Now comes the topic of communication. You should always maintain healthy and loving communication with your partner. If you don’t communicate properly, it’s impossible to build a strong relationship.
In every relationship, one person needs to take the step to talk calmly and with love. If both keep arguing, the situation will only get worse, and soon neither will feel like talking at all. This creates distance instead of closeness in the relationship.
So, try to understand your partner’s words and feelings. Listen to them carefully and try to understand what’s really bothering them. If you don’t make an effort to understand, misunderstandings will only grow. That’s why it’s so important to keep kindness and love in your conversations — they are the true foundation of a happy marriage.
3. Respect Each Other’s Differences
Now let’s talk about likes and dislikes. One of the most common problems between partners is that we often try to force our own likes and choices on them. We expect our partner to like only what we like — but relationships don’t work that way.
When you start forcing your choices on your partner, they begin to feel distant and unloved. That’s why it’s important to respect and accept each other’s likes and dislikes. Try to enjoy what your partner loves, and they’ll do the same for you.
When both of you start appreciating each other’s choices, your relationship reaches a new level of respect and love. Your bond becomes stronger, and your marriage becomes more beautiful than ever.
4. Keep Romance Alive Every Day
Now let’s talk about keeping romance alive — because this is one of the most important parts of a successful marriage. Without romance, it’s hard for love to stay strong between two people.
You must always make time for your partner, no matter how busy life gets. If you stop giving time and attention, your marriage will start to lose its spark, and emotional distance can sometimes lead to sexless marriages .
To keep your relationship strong, you both need to stay emotionally and physically close. Romance is not just about intimacy — it’s about small gestures of love, care, and togetherness. When you keep that spark alive, your bond becomes deeper, warmer, and full of happiness.
Now I sit here as a new bride; a bride with years of experience in marriage and yet brand new to the context of this marriage. This marriage is between two people who have each been married for 36 years but not to each other.
As 60-somethings embarking on marriage for the second time, we know that we love each other and want to spend the rest of our lives together. But at this stage, our careers have been set and our families are already built.
Our biggest challenges in this marriage are the combining and blending of families (children and grandchildren), jobs, hobbies, finances, and schedules. And, despite our vast experience, we are still learning to navigate the emotions and relationships that our separate lives bring with them and the elements of a successful marriage — because even long-term relationships can struggle with emotional distance or turn into sexless marriages if love and understanding are not continuously nurtured.
In most relationships, we often end up fighting with our partner whenever something goes wrong. But fights never truly solve anything. Instead of arguing, we should try to find solutions with love and understanding.
When we choose anger over love, the fights only get worse, and the love between us slowly fades away. That’s why, whenever a disagreement happens, try to solve it calmly and with care — not with shouting or blame. Remember, arguments don’t fix problems — love does.
You must have noticed that our elders always have strong, loving relationships. That’s because they handle every situation with patience and love, not with anger. Their experience teaches us that even the biggest problems can be solved gently, with a kind heart.
So, try to replace your anger with love. If you do that, your bond will grow stronger, and the distance between you will slowly disappear.
We should always share responsibilities equally in marriage. If one person keeps handling everything alone, it creates distance and misunderstanding in the relationship. When only one partner carries all the burden, they start to feel that the marriage is just about duties, not love — and over time, such emotional gaps can even lead to sexless marriages .
That’s why it’s important not to leave all the responsibilities to your partner. Instead, face everything together as a team — whether it’s household work, financial matters, or emotional support.
When both partners share responsibilities with love and understanding, the bond becomes stronger, and the relationship grows with respect and trust. Working together keeps your love alive and makes your marriage truly successful.
A successful marriage doesn’t happen by luck — it’s created through patience, understanding, effort, and constant care.
Every relationship has ups and downs, but couples who keep choosing each other through every phase build the strongest foundations. Ignoring emotional or physical closeness can sometimes turn beautiful relationships into sexless marriages , so staying connected in every way truly matters.
Love your partner deeply, communicate honestly, and never stop being each other’s safe place. That’s the true secret to a happy, successful marriage.