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What is a healthy marriage?
There are at least two characteristics that all healthy marriages have in common.
1.) Healthy Marriages are mutually enriching
2.) Both spouses have a deep respect for each other.
It is a mutually satisfying relationship that is beneficial to the husband, wife and children (if present).
It is a relationship that is committed to ongoing growth, the use of effective communication skills and the use of successful conflict management skills.
By Lisa Oz
O, The Oprah Magazine | March 12, 2010
How to have a healthy marriage.
Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife, Lisa
Photo: Michale Benabib
We asked Dr. Oz’s wife, Lisa, author of Us: Transforming Ourselves and the Relationships That Matter Most, to weigh in on what it takes to keep a marriage healthy.
Faces Of The Heart
Photo by kira_westlandYou may be with your soul mate and it is possible that you have been together for many a year. Even if you have been together for 50 or 60 years it is very important for you to always be growing together in your relationship. This doesn’t just mean that you come together as one and leave the individual sides of you behind, this means that both partners in a relationship must be growing together at all times.
Loving You The Way You Are
Photo by sunekoOne thing that any romantic will tell you is that you can’t mix love and business principles together when trying to master making love last. Some think that making love last is best done by become overly spiritual or emotional and showing your partner what you want or need at all times. The truth is that your love could absolutely benefit from some solid business principles.
Loving Your Husband
Photo by HecyraBeing a wife is not easy and that may be one of the biggest understatements ever uttered by anyone in the history of mankind or any other kind. Not only do you have to do what is required of you by society as a woman, but you have to keep that man and possibly some children from falling completely apart. Being a wife you are expected to keep everything running smoothly while supporting your partner and always presenting the best possible image of your family.
Photo by OakleyOriginalsAs men it is difficult for husbands to understand that being a husband is more than just bringing home a paycheck and fixing the front door. Being a husband seems to be as black and white, plain and simple as any other role in the world because you aren’t supposed to give it too much thought. You are simply supposed to follow the stereotypes and not try to shake things up too much. What if being a husband meant just a little bit more?
There are a million pitfalls for any relationship to fall into and crumble, but don’t ever let yours be that you tried to seek advice from family and friends. Don’t seek advice from family and friends about your relationship, if it doesn’t lead to hard feelings and frustration right away it almost surely will down the road. Any kind of advice from family members should be taken with a grain of salt, because that is just how significant their opinion can be to both of you.
1. “Stop all shame, blame, and criticism. Instead ask for what you want in a clear, specific, and positive manner, and express appreciation for your partner. To elaborate: Men need to feel competent—that they make a contribution and that it is noticed.”
When you ask relationship experts what the top killers to good relationships are they will invariably answer the same way, the reluctance to listen to help. If you are looking for ways to prevent your divorce then you need to find ways to get help from third parties that are not directly related to you. What you will find below is ways to prevent your divorce without resigning yourself to a loveless marriage.
Here are three ways to prevent your divorce:
Marriage Tips From Ashley Judd
Having A Dreamy Relationship
Dreams are such a living source of hope. Hope for what is possible. This is also true for your relationship. There is a dream that lives inside you that shows you where you want your relationship to be. Sometimes, you are dreaming about having a more romantic relationship with passion and fire. Perhaps you want more peace and harmony in your relationship. You also may feel as if you come last and you long for a relationship in which you feel you are the priority. Even hoping for more understanding and deeper communication is another aspect of dreaming about a different type of relationship than you have right now.
How To Talk About Money
Photo by DeebleThere are a countless many pitfalls that are potential in your relationship, but little things can cause friction or hard feelings like money and your relationship. This is why it is a good idea to talk frequently about money and your relationship with your partner and discuss how one affects the other. There are many things to discuss that will affect your relationship, but money will affect you in many profound ways.
Here are a few things you should consider with money and your relationship:
