Changing the other half

"You have not changed one bit," Danny noted over the steamboat.

A survey of couples who had been married 25 years or more indicated an overwhelming majority (84%) of them too their mates not only for better or worse but as they are. 89% of them, after all their years together, claimed to "strive to accept" their mates just the way they are right now. Apparently those husbands and wives who are happily married recognise the wisdom of accepting their spouses as they are and the futility of seeking perfection and trying to change them.

"That's good for them" Benny said, "but my marriage is not so hot, so what can I do to make mine better?"

This has worked for me, mate. You can start by changing you.