These 7 Overlooked Qualities Are Necessary For A Happy Marriage

Are you dating for today, or forever?

I believe that for anyone seeking a lifelong relationship, the fundamental point of dating itself evolves beyond just enjoying each other’s company in the moment.

Yes, that is the starting point of it all, and if you don’t enjoy someone’s company then there’s really no reason to continue getting to know them.

But, a lifelong commitment goes far deeper than that and requires many more moving pieces to align in order to work. Simply enjoying someone’s presence is not enough.

What qualities, then, must we find in our partner (and bring to the table ourselves), in order to form a truly happy union?

1: Patience.

Some say that life is short, and in the grand scheme of things, we are here for a minuscule moment of time when we look through the lens of history, but that is a different discussion altogether.

In terms of the human experience, life is long. It goes by fast, but objectively speaking, 80, 90, or even 100 years is a long time.

We are always evolving, changing, learning, and growing. This is a journey that we only take one time and every single moment is one that we experience for the…