Thread: Tips for staying married

But did you learn the lessons in the advice, or did you learn not to get married anymore? bdluckyshot I learned the lessons in the advice. I'm happily married..... at last. Good thing too. I probably don't have enough time left to screw up again and try over. G.F.

Most people on this board probably don't need this but I thought I'd go ahead and post it here anyways. Take it for what it's worth. Tips for staying married: #1. is let the other person be themselves. You will never own the other person. Be willing to make concessions. What you consider to be important may not be what the other person considers to be important. #2. is be forgiving. Everyone makes mistakes. No one is perfect....

I guess this means that cheating with another woman is out of the question.

I guess this means that cheating with another woman is out of the question. ----------------------------------------------------- Not at all, just be kind and affectionate to her as well. Those are good tips Art, i actually learned all of them though experience, i sometimes still say unkind things, but only when the bitch deserves it.

great tips art, but not to be a PITA, there are a few misspellings and after correcting them, I think this list ought to make Best Of. you didn't list correcting your spouse's mistakes was a no no...it's probably covered somewhere i suppose. LD mistake maker

Hey, I may have learned the hard way, but I finally learned. But did you learn the lessons in the advice, or did you learn not to get married anymore? The wisdom of Homer Simpson: "I used to worry Marge was too good for me. She was always thinking of ways to improve me. But then, part of her died. She doesn't try anymore. So we're all where we wanna be!" Pretty much explains why my wife and I get along so well.

That was great Art. Maybe a couple of other things. For women - men generally don't get hints. You're going to have to state your opinion or what you want. Took me a couple of years to realize DH was completely missing what I thought were obvious hints. They weren't obvious to him. Don't project (is that the right word?) your grumpy feelings about work or whatever onto your spouse. S/he may be convenient, but it is really...

#7. Pitch in. Do your share. Cooking, grocery shopping, Dishes, vacuuming, cleaning toilets, taking out the garbage, mowing the lawn, etc. It's okay to divide up the choirs, just make sure it's equal and fair because otherwise it might lead to resentment. This one is a biggie. You'd think it shouldn't be but I swear a lot of men think their wives are really their housekeepers. Okay, yeah, that may have been more the case...