A Successful Marriage

Brief Summary

How long can you bear each other in a married life? How you determine whether it is successful or not? In this regard, I will measure a success of a marriage by its longevity and satisfaction it generates to both partners. Let’s talk about my parents now. They have spent thirty-seven years of their life together and still going strong. We are four siblings. I have three elder sisters who already married. My parents are the inspiration for all four of us. They are the main reason why all four of us are well educated and heading to a successful life. For completing this assignment I called them to know the reasons behind their success. Though I knew it more or less but I wanted to hear from them.

Facts

My parents got married in 1977. They are into thirty-eighth year of their conjugal life. My dad is a government officer and my mom is a housewife. I talked to my dad first about the success of their marriage. The first thing he mentioned about my mom was her nature. She is the rock of the family. She is cool head and thinker. There were few problems that came along in past. But they helped each other to defeat those problems. Thirty-five years ago, our society was different. Nobody has ever heard of the term ‘Divorce’. There was a kind of pressure from society to stay together in any condition. So, my parents’ generation hardly got divorced. This, in a way helped the couple of that generation to know each other better because divorce was the distant option. My mom mentioned about this fact that she still does not know anybody who have had divorced. She told me understanding each other, complimenting each other and giving emotional support to each other are the important aspects of their marriage life. Trusting each ot...

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...gether for long term, you have to make some sacrifices. At the end you should not judge the relationship on the basis of the things you lost but you should judge it on the things you gain.

Conclusion

My parents are living a fruitful conjugal life. They have their own struggle in life but they handle it carefully. I always tell my wife we can learn many things from them. I have been married just under a year now. My mom always tell me that the first year of marriage is the most difficult one because you are so used to your single life style that you forgot about those little things you need to do as a couple. So, I have been very cautious about this first year syndrome. I am already facing those small arguments but I am not letting it grow bigger. I believe in longevity. And lastly, I want to give my kids same impression about their parents as I have with mine.