In our complex society there are relationships that succeed and comparably many that do not. With that being said, a successful marriage is a commitment between two people who chose to love, respect, understand each other, and are willing to put forth the efforts that is needed to reach their shared goals, while they grow and improve individually. Stephanie Coontz (2006) portrays that, “For a couple to live happily ever after, they must love each other. She goes on to say that, “Each must make the partner the top priority in life” (p. 20). As a result, there are some key components that couples should focus on and even make them a priority in order to maintain a healthy relationship. By pulling relative ideas from the course text, “Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage,” a course reading, and our class discussion on March 6th, this essay aims to illustrate that for a marriage to be healthy, couples must pay attention to each other. Sometimes this only means …show more content…
In fact, it is normal to disagree with one another from time to time. We are all unique individuals who have different beliefs, views, and experiences that may clash with the interests of others. Unfortunately, many small conflicts within relationships do not resolve easily and lead up to divorces and/or break ups. Relationships should be based on total trust and togetherness, because without this, the relationship would not be fruitful. It is important to understand that instead of looking differences negatively, we should consider alternatives. During lecture nine, we discussed that instead of always pointing fingers and blaming one another, we should think of our partner. Whether it is thinking of the reasons for their action, or what might be a factor that cause them to react the way they did. Nothing in life that is worth having is not easy, therefore, anyone who wants to have a healthy marriage should be willing to put in the needed