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Summary: A successful marriage revolves around the fundamentals of love, trust, friendship, communication and mutual respect, as each partner compromises to please the other. Succeed in marriage, seeking counseling or workshops to strengthen the relationship, with advice from the author of a marriage counseling book in this free video on relationships.
Joe Cuenco is the author of "Married For 5,000 Years,'" a research book that analyzes marriage presenting sociological, cultural and environmental factors to determine whether...read more
"I'm Joe Cuenco, with Family Resources. Today, we're going to be talking about tips on after you say I do how to make that last forever, specifically, how to succeed in marriage. In order to succeed in marriage it really requires a commitment on the both parts of each individual to be partners, partners for life. Of course, the fundamentals have to be there. There has to be love, has to be trust, friendship, communication, and mutual respect. These are all very important relationship parameters. But you really need to understand and talk about what is important to you, and what is important to your partner, and make sure that you understand that there's a two-way dialog, and you begin to execute a plan and begin to grow together as a couple. There are big things that you can do and there are little things, and the little things often can be very important. It could be a matter of giving a back rub, a foot rub. It could be a matter of of bringing your man, your husband a martini when he comes home from work at the door, or adding a little bit of spice in the bedroom. There has to be communication, and there has to be mutual sharing of ideas, emotional intimacy, and also bringing all that together in a package so that the relationship keeps building and you work towards the successful goal. Doctor John Gray has some great advice here. There are many workshops that Family Resources and other entities put on in your community. I would suggest that you you take a look at those. Maybe utilize those to to get some helpful advice and some very practical tips. Also, talk to some very successful couples who have been married a long time, and and things that they employ in their marriage that might be helpful for you to get some very good advice. And that's how we build a successful marriage. I'm Joe Cuenco, with Family Resources, Relationships for Life."
eHow Article: How to Succeed in Marriage