A CELEBRATION OF SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES
My wife and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary on Sunday in our home with pizza from Boston’s Pizza because of the Coronavirus. We will never forget this anniversary! For a change of pace from our recent segments on the Coronavirus, Dave and I discuss – A CELEBRATION OF SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES. Key elements of successful marriages would include many of the following characteristics: 1. gratitude for each other. 2. mutual respect. 3. enhance the self-esteem of each other. 4. build a lifetime of wonderful experiences and memories with each other. 5. healthy intimacy. 6.be constructively critical in a productive manner. 7. staying together is always the goal when there are solvable problems. 8. accept individual differences of opinion. to disagree is okay. 9. grow as a couple in common interests and goals as the years accumulate. 10. have honest and open conversations. 11. be happy with life and not be sad by focusing on what you do not have. 12. practice forgiveness with each other. 13.further develop your spirituality or moral code over the course of the relationship…A loving and enduring marriage is a blessing and something to celebrate. This is not said in anyway to demean single or divorced persons who also make great contributions to our society.