The 4 A’s of a Successful Marriage PART 1 7 The 4 A’s of a Successful Marriage PART 1
Everybody wants to be happy in marriage.
Why Happy in Marriage? Marriage produces great joy or sadness Marriage builds self-worth Marriage partners are hard to find Marriage creates pressure to succeed Marriage of parents as a model Marriage is the way to happiness Marriage represents happiness
Marriage Survey 50% of marriages – Failed 25% of marriages – Compromise 15% of marriages – Satisfied 10% of marriages – very happy
Things that change when you marry: A New Legal Status A New Relationship A New Identity A New Role A New Family
When people are unhappy in marriage, it is in the area of change that the root of their problems lie.
THE SECRET Marriage can and do get better with time.
Marriages, by design, must improve from where they begin or else they die.
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