Ten Secrets to a Happy Marriage- from Mom

This is copied out of a book but I have found its points to be a compilation of many sources I have gained marriage information about. 

And even though I lack any history of marriage myself, I have found this information to be highly accurate and of immense value if followed through. 

Plus, it was shared by moms. And let's admit it, the older we get, the more we understand, realize, and value what our moms have to say.

Ten Secrets to a Happy Marriage- from Mom

1. God has you here to serve one another. Love acted out is serving.

2. Women need respect and nurturing. Love your wife so she knows you'd lay your life down for her. Continue to date her and admire her. Share a hobby-- find something you can do to have fun together.

3. Laugh often. 

4. Be patient. Love crumbles quickly under the weight of unmet expectations.

5. Spend more time trying to fix yourself than your spouse.

6. Keep short accounts. The Bible says, "Do not let the sun go down while you are angry." Make it a habit to forgive.

7. Determine up front that divorce is not an option.

8. Learn about love languages. Not all people show love or receive it the same way. You want a back rub and your spouse wants a clean kitchen. The love languages are fairly simple: acts of service, time, physical touch, gifts, and words of affirmation. Learn them. Love is better received when it's in the language that person speaks. 

9. Words of affirmation are a love language for all men.

10. Men are born to be leaders. He cannot lead unless she gives him the confidence to do so. If you love your husband, build him up. Confident men do not seek love outside the home.

And after all that love and all that hard work... they lived happily ever after. 

Forever.