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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 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.
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.”
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.
Many people fear the institution of marriage because they believe that it takes major things to make a marriage work and they don’t know how to have a happy marriage. The truth is that you can avoid many things that would normally make your relationship suffer by being aware and kind. Are you afraid of not knowing how to have a happy marriage?
Here are three things to do to help you have a happy marriage:
