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August, my husband and I celebrated our 58th wedding anniversary in the nursing home. On that occasion, a young employee there asked me what were the secrets of a good, long marriage. I was taken a bit by surprise and only a flip answer occurred to me right then - “Don’t go to bed mad.” Later, as I thought about it, I realized that while that is true, I had really missed the boat on this. I should have said the real key is mutual trust. Trust is truly a fragile thing - one to be guarded at all times for, once lost, regaining and rebuilding it is a long, arduous task that is often unsuccessful/Lenna Harding, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.
Question: What would you say is the secret to a good marriage?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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Stickman on December 10 at 12:35 p.m.
Good communication.
Don_Sausser on December 10 at 1:03 p.m.
Really believe in the vows you recited at your marriage ceremony.
moscow_minidoka on December 10 at 1:24 p.m.
Regular and adventurous sex.
Cabbage Boy on December 10 at 2:10 p.m.
Amen Don. Trust is built in to the honor and cherish part.
Oh and make your marriage about more than yourself. Make it about your spouse and kids or others if kids aren’t an option.