Marc Firestone: How Do You Determine the Health of your Marriage?

How Do You Determine theHealth of Your Marriage?

Marc Firestone

Many of usdream of along andhealthy

marriage. Buthow do youknow if yourmarriage isconsidered“healthy?”

Because each marriage is different and each couple values different things,it is hard to put a finger on exactly what makes a marriage healthy. The

health of a marriage can be found in a number of different things.consider these possible indicators of a strong and healthy marriage:

1. You handle the

bad times just as

well as the good.There is no such thing as a

marriage without bad times.When you’re spending your

life with someone else,things can happen thatcause disagreements or

hurdles in your marriage. Astrong marriage isn’t

measured by the absence ofbad times, it’s all abouthow you handle them.

2. You enjoy being

around each other.As a married couple, you

spend a lot of timetogether. If you enjoy

being next to one anotherand look forward to the

time you share, youprobably have a strongand healthy marriage.

3. You’re still having

fun.You should never stop havingfun in a marriage. If you and

your spouse are alwayslooking for new things to doin your city or new places to

visit, you probably have astrong marriage. Other

couples have just as muchfun staying home renting

movies, playing games, or justspending time together,

which are all qualities of astrong marriage.

4. You work as a team.A marriage is all about

teamwork. While you and yourspouse may decide that certain

jobs are reserved for one orthe other – the husband mayhave to kill the spiders while

the wife is in charge of cookingdinner – teamwork is all about

working towards one goal.

5. You’re reaching

your goals.in a strong marriage, youshouldn’t feel as if you

are held back. Youshould feel supportedand encouraged to goafter your dreams witheven more intensity. If

you and your spouse arestill working hard foryour goals, you could

have a strong marriage.

When it comes down toit, feeling happy is one

of the biggest indicatorsthat you are in a healthyrelationship. The desire

to stay happy is whatdrives them to be with

their spouse, tocomplete necessary

tasks, and to encouragetheir husband or wife to

keep moving forwardtoward their goals. In

these situations,feelings are what shows

a happy marriage.

6. You feel happy.

There is no right or wrong identifier in determining if a marriage ishealthy, but understanding what your overall goal for a happy

marriage is can help you and your spouse reach there.