Last Wednesday's Times carried a story about Titus Mlangeni saying couples in Swaziland are stuck in "unworkable marriages". Mlangeni promised to spend his remaining time in the Law Society working for reform in Swazi family law, presumably making it easier for couples to end their marriages.
Marital dissatisfaction may indeed run high, and certainly marriage should not be a threat to life and limb. Still, most people want to be happily married. Wouldn't it be better to find ways to make unhappy marriages happier, rather than making it easier to end marriages?
Below is a 10-point list entitled "How To Keep a Christian Marriage Alive". It will work for Christian and non-Christian couples. Each spouse can read over the list every morning, and choose one of the items to practice through the day. I suspect that if couples put these simple ideas into practice, marriages will prosper. I know it works for my wife and I.
Research shows that couples greatly underestimate the pain and suffering that a divorce causes. Couples using this simple plan can restore their marriage to the "dream come true" they had on their wedding day. The spouses, their children, and society will benefit.
How To Keep a Christian Marriage Alive
1. Pray for your mate each day.
2. Express appreciation for each other.
3. Show respect to each other.
4. Do small favors.
5. Pray together.
6. Have fun together.
7. Develop mutual interests.
8. Forgive each other daily.
9. Listen to each other/Talk to each other.
10. Smile at each other.
Rudy Poglitsh
rpoglitsh@live.com
more letters at http://letterstotheTOS.blogspot.com
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