Every person gets married to lead an ideal married life. But let’s accept that life is not a bed of roses. A successful married life does not mean that you will not experience any hardship. Good and bad times go together. The important thing is that we don’t intentionally destroy peace. However, if we consider reviewing our own attitude, we can bring a lot of change in our married life. 

Understanding  

Marriage is a bond between two people who are going to start their new journey of life. These people belonged to two different backgrounds. Their personality developed while living in totally different environments. Their likes and dislikes, opinions, behaviors, can differ from each other and this is quite normal.  

Giving time to understand each other by being patient can help two different people get used to each other’s personalities. It’s ok to disagree at times. It’s not incompatibility, it’s accepting the other person as they are.  

Communicate

The art of communication can also play an important role in bringing two people together. Don’t hold grudges and try to be more expressive in your relationship. Silence only leads to misunderstanding. A successful married life needs honesty and truthfulness. Don’t try to be nice on the face and backbite when with family.  

Share your experiences with your spouse. If something new is going on and you share it with your spouse you will make him or her feel special in your life. Good or bad stuff, keep sharing it with your spouse, that will also keep you light headed. At the same time, you should never forget that if your spouse is sharing with you something important that he or she doesn’t want it to go public, be careful not to discuss it with anyone. You should always guard your spouse’s secrets. 

Forgiveness

We all are humans and we can make mistakes. Spouses must learn to forgive each other on petty matters. Forgiving each other can feel difficult at times but this is something that helps strengthen the bond. Try to ignore the weaknesses and discuss the good points in your partner. Sometimes you might get hurt with something your spouse said or did.  If need be, there is no harm in letting the other person know how you felt is not bad. 

Thankfulness

Complaining is always easier than being thankful. And thankfulness is something that will make you contend and boost your partner’s morale. Sometimes we see every good in strangers and every bad in our spouse. It is very wrong to make comparisons of your spouse with others. And ending up making your spouse feel bad that he or she is not behaving like so and so. Or he or she could learn from so and so is not a good idea for a successful married life. Try to be thankful to your spouse even on smaller things. This really counts in building up a strong bond. 

Trust

Trust is one of the most important factors for a successful married life. If it breaks it cannot be repaired like before. That makes it a very sensitive factor as well. Husband and wife have so much to share with each other which should remain between them. Discussing your spouse’s secrets with other family members damages the trust factor between you and your spouse. If your spouse finds out, they will stop sharing. Sharing is good for a successful marriage. It makes the mood lighter. Moreover, it’s fun to have a lighthearted chat with someone. So be ready to lend a listening ear and keep everything to yourself.  

Give time to yourselves as a couple

In the busy routine one often forgets to take time for themselves as a couple. It’s very important that you and your spouse take some time so that you can relax and enjoy. Especially when you have kids. You can watch movies with popcorn by putting your kids to bed early on the weekends. Or go out together by sending your kids to one of your relatives. Alone time is necessary for you to rejuvenate yourself and be ready to start the next day with new vigor.  

Expectations

As far as expectations are concerned try to have less expectations from your spouse. If your spouse forgets something that was important to you, don’t drag the matter too much. It is also okay to make them realize their mistake in a positive fashion. At the same time, one should also try to take care of what matters to your spouse. If you want to improve someone, it should be you, not your spouse.  

Always remember life is not a fairy tale. It has to have its shortcomings. So, keep your expectations realistic.  

Be friendly

Being friendly is a key to a successful marriage. If you are friendly with your spouse you are contributing to a peaceful atmosphere in the house. Bossy behaviors end up in less sharing with each other. Which can bring about distances in a successful married life. Also, being friendly does not mean that you don’t respect each other’s personality. Disagreement doesn’t mean that you are not respecting your partner. Rather it means you are accepting your partner the way they are.  

Love should be unconditional

If you are looking for advice for a successful marriage, here is the one. Happy couples love and care for each other unconditionally. Don’t bring about past mistakes and try to avenge. Rather ignore the mistakes and live in the present and show affection and care for just being each other’s spouse.  

Patience

It’s ok if you have a fight with your partner. To start with, be patient and avoid it. But if you somehow have a disagreement that you can’t help a fight, try not to be full of hatred for each other. Especially don’t threaten with divorce. Don’t give in to anger. Don’t lose your control. Drink some water and relax. Once the anger goes away the fight will not seem so big as it did in the heat of the moment.  

These are some points that will surely help you in leading a successful married life. It may take effort but it’s worth it.