| 'The success of marriage depends very directly on a cordial understanding between husband and wife..'
Marriage is the most delicate and significant of all relationships, for which an important essential is mutual respect.
Respect cannot be switched on and off like an electric light. It develops our of a growing appreciation for one’s partner, blended with an understanding of the basic values of marriage.
Life, to be enjoyed to the full, must be shared. Marriage provides for the blending of two hearts. Therefore, dealing as it does with sharing life, marriage calls for reciprocal respect by the marriage partners.
In order for marriage to be successful and rewarding, the husband and wife must respect each other as in a true partnership. Each must accept the other as an equal and must cultivate an attitude of deference toward the other.
An ideal marriage provides a fifty-fifty partnership - not seventy-thirty or forty-sixty.
The partners will, of course, possess different personal qualities. But the difference is also fortunate. Their personalities complement, rather than duplicate each other.
The success of marriage depends very directly on a cordial understanding between husband and wife regarding their respective functions in the family unit.
Each must recognize there are certain areas in which the other is primarily responsible. Thus, as the two partners work cooperatively rather than competitively, they will be rewarded by peace and harmony.
What is of paramount importance is that husband and wife understand and respect each other. A young couple’s early adjustment in marriage consists largely in their working out plans together for the policies of their home.
After they reach a basic agreement on which responsibilities each partner will carry, their continued success requires that each other be consistent in doing his part, and doing it well!
-Excerpts form the article by Ram Prasad Roy
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