The Happiest Couples Understand These 10 Secrets
What really makes love last a lifetime?
While Rachel and I are less than a year into our journey of marriage, I have spent decades observing and learning from those who’ve invested their lives into it — mostly within my own family.
I do not believe that a lifelong commitment is one to be taken lightly, nor do I believe it’s something fragile that should be thrown away at the first sign of conflict.
A lifelong commitment should be just that — lifelong. But, we all know it doesn’t come without mutual work, effort, compromise, respect, and love.
Why, though, do some couples “make it” while others don’t? Of course there’s no universal reason, but my experience has taught me that those who implement the following 10 things have the best chance at success.
1: You must build a foundation of friendship.
While there is such a thing as the dreaded “friend zone,” it’s also true that the strongest and healthiest relationships are built on a foundation of friendship, as well.
To form a bond that holds you together for decades to come, there must be layers of both intimacy and friendship. Intimacy fuels the bond, but friendship is the glue that holds it together.
