Marriages are not made in heaven. They are made on earth

"I have to go home early tonight," Darwin said at the BBQ. "I just got married last month."

The pros and cons of marriage have been argued for centuries. Marriages, good or evil, happy or unhappy? Much of our personal happiness is decided by our success or failure to make a happy marriage.

Trust me, despite the poet's contention, marriages are not made in heaven. They are made on Earth. They are made between 2 human individuals. Marriage, therefore, starts with us. We have the responsibility to our marriage partner to makeit a happy marriage. But that responsibility is also toward outselves.

Refusing to do our part in providing the right climate for a happy marriage hurts us. It may cause us more pain and anxiety than it causes our marriage partner.