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  • 31st October
    2011
  • 31
6 Secrets To Staying Married Forever

I don’t know about you, but when I was about to get married, several people told me that marriage is hard work, but in my euphoric haze, I didn’t heed that warning. Love is all you need to make a marriage work, right? Wrong! Now 9 years into my marriage, I know that it takes more than love to make it work. It takes patience, understanding, compromise, strength and trust, to name a few. 

I like this excerpt from The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes To Stay Married, which can help you navigate the toughest journey of all: living with one partner, under one roof, until death do you part.