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Marriage is most satisfying when the spouses view each other as best friend. Such a friendship, like all friendships, takes time to cultivate and develop and also implies loyalty between the friends.

This means that both partners enjoy the other’s presence-their silence and their talk, their values, faith and so on.

Your marriage contains the power for personal growth in a way you’ve never dreamed of experiencing. I’m sure you would like that growth to be painless—like extracting a tooth with the aid of massive doses of Novocain. But no one yet has developed a marital Novocain.

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It doesn’t exist. So get set, because some of the changes and growth will be painful.

Many couples struggle because marriage involves incredible work and effort. As one man said, “It’s much more effort than I ever bargained for. I wanted a peaceful marriage. Harmony?

I’m wondering if all the work and effort are worth the few times of peace and harmony we’ve ever experienced.”

Many couples are surprised by marriage or a relationship because they entered that relationship woefully unprepared. Their sense of reality was distorted by fantasy and wishful thinking.

Some are surprised because they married in spite of unresolved past issues hoping their partner would be their savior.

No matter what the reasons, you can overcome the hindrances