The Perfect Marriage _top_ -

But here is the uncomfortable, liberating truth: The perfect marriage does not exist. Or rather, it does not exist in the way we have been taught to define it.

This is an exploration of what truly makes a marriage not just last, but flourish. The greatest enemy of a good marriage is the expectation of a perfect one. Psychologists and relationship experts have long argued that the difference between couples who divorce and couples who stay together is rarely the absence of problems. It is the presence of a realistic expectation of what partnership entails. the perfect marriage

We grow up with a very specific, deeply ingrained image of "the perfect marriage." It is usually a static snapshot: a golden anniversary, a couple holding hands on a porch swing, a conflict-free existence filled with endless understanding and romance. We are fed the narrative that if we just find "The One," the rest is a downhill glide into eternal happiness. But here is the uncomfortable, liberating truth: The