Saving Your Marriage Before It Start Analysis

A portion of my assignment for this week was to read the first three chapters in a book entitled “Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts.” My first thought was maybe I will just skim through it to see if something catches my attention. In all honesty I knew that was not to correct thing to do so I began by looking over the table of contents. From there I moved on to the before you begin section. It was at this point that I came to the realization that if I am going to get something out of it I have to do what is right and that is follow the rule and do what is asked. With that being said, the first chapter or question pertained to myths of marriage with honesty. This chapter or question was interesting to me. As I moved through this question I found myself answering with my honest through and even engaging my husband to see how he would respond. Some of the highlights in chapter one/question one for me were unspoken rules and my spouse make me whole. These two stood out to me the most …show more content…
One question asked “In recent years, more and more people have come to view happiness as the major purpose of marriage. What do you think?” I feel that happiness is a major desire in marriage; however, communication, honesty, and friendship are just as important to me. Within a marriage happiness is important because it opens the door for love, support, and trust to build and grow. Happiness is a mental and emotions state that triggers the response of others feelings. Another question asked “Part of your vows say something like: “to love and cherish your partner in sickness and in health.” How can a person cultivate the habit of happiness even when things are not going well?” I think the best way to do that is to develop memories alone the way, do not invite resentment or blame, and to understand that God has control of all situations. Everything in life will happen as the controlled hands of