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DennisWisconsin is offline DennisWisconsin Post #1  October 5,2009, 3:05am
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I heard this, this morning:
A successful marriage requires that you fall in love many times... with the same person.

Finish this sentence:
A successful marriage requires...
 
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chawks64 is offline chawks64 Post #2  October 5,2009, 6:57am
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... that the lying, lazy, mama's boy SOB not cheat with that &%$ he works with.

Oops! I mean...

I believe a successful marriage involves physical attraction, mental compatibility, ethical agreement and mutual respect. Throw in a sense of humor and the ability to forgive the small stuff.

Then again, I'm not exactly the expert on good marriages.
 
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...patience...
 
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Comedian is offline Comedian Post #4  October 7,2009, 12:12pm
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patience... tolerance... passion...
and really low expectations!
 
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You hit a good one Comedian... expectations are a big killer of romance and relationships
 
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DennisWisconsin wrote :
I heard this, this morning:
A successful marriage requires that you fall in love many times... with the same person.

Finish this sentence:
A successful marriage requires...
That you fall out of love many times to fall in love many times.

Alvin Toffler said in "Future Shock" "Marriages worked a century ago because the population was sparse (one sixth of what it is today; our growth rate is over 200,000 more people on earth daily), life expectancy was half of what it is today (in the 30's vs in the 70's today), and birth control was practically non-existent, or brought on by environmental or economic pressure. In today's world, marriage has practically lost its' meaning after the children have aged beyond teen years"...and I totally agree. A successful marriage in today's world required that both be on nearly the same page economically, socially, spiritually, and personally, from the very beginning. Then you can afford the luxury of forgiveness, falling repeatedly in love as each continually strives to please and match the interests and achievements of their mates. But divorce doesn't have to have the negative stigma attached to it that it still has today. We need to accept the fact that the purpose of marriage has changed drastically in the past century, and, as Ken Keyes' says {on relationships] "hold on tightly, but let go lightly" if the inevitable differences outweigh the similarities. Divorce shouldn't be a "war of the roses" but a celebration of liberation, mutual respect (for growth in different directions) and renewed freedom.
 
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Comedian wrote :
...really low expectations...
I no longer have expectations. Therefore, my next relationship will be successful.
 
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. . . a sense of humor.
An appreciation for the absurd is a necessity.
 
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"A successful marriage requires that you fall in love many times."

I don't think you have to fall in love once to have a fantastic marriage.

A successful marriage requires.

That's it..it requires.
 
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...perspective.
 
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