Why Do Marriages Last? Amidst all the
psychobabble and
religious dogmatics you find on this subject, I found
Robyn Parker's review of the relevant literature to be useful, wise and true. After all, aren't the rules of a lasting relationship, whatever your gender or sexuality, the same that govern friendship, loyalty, companionship and
fun? Is marriage the
secretive exception it's made out to be? Are there really any
rules we don't instinctively, from about the age of seven, already know? As some Rabbi once said, the three words that most often save a marriage are not
I love you. They are, in fact:
I was wrong. Not that easy; but not that difficult either...
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Oct 18, 2002 -
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