Is anyone truly happy with their marriage?

7 yrs and I'm happy, I agree with the above statement. Marriage like anything else in life takes sacrifice, work and dedication things that society puts little emphasis on these days.

 

I love my marital situation. Been divorced for 4 months now. Life is good, and peaceful again.

 

is the OP gonna respond back or is he digging a 6ft hole in his back yard

 

I fear no evil I married it....lol

 

19 years & 4 children later.....marriage is a challenge...you get exactly what you put into it. With that said.....I would not do it again if this one ended.

 

I had a friend who got divorced say "Life's a bitch then you marry one then you die.". I don't feel that way. I've been married 31 years and while there are always problems, there are more good times than bad. Selfishness is the cause of most problems so you need to work at that. Without trials you and your spouse will never grow in love. Marriage is difficult but worth it.

 

It's not fun if there's no challenge!

 

hehe

 

Just went over 46 years marriage three weeks ago.

 

Sad question if you ask me. and I hope your wife doesn't find your post;
it will likely crush her.

Yes, married 13 year...and dated 4 years before that.

Very happy...and more so...feel very blessed to have her.

My wife is my best friend, and the greatest thing to come into my life.

Saying all that...we have flat times...but the spikes are monumental.

Never give any thought to giving up on our commitment.

 

Congratulations. I admire those who can make it work that long.
I have been married for over 11 years. Not all of them were great. Truth be told about 5 years ago my wife and I really started growing apart and didnt want much to do with each other. We took a vacation, a cruise and somehow we worked things out. It took us getting away from normal everyday routines and stopping everything around us and solving our problems. We now have a much better marriage and at the root of the relationship is communication. My marriage is not perfect by any stretch but I dont want to trade it for single life. I now have two kids (5 & 4) and a much better direction in life.

 

Well dunno what to say really.

Make sure you test the water first.

 

16 yrs, I got the best woman evah! Sex keeps getting better too!

 

^^^There's the one to be giving advice.

Been married 3 1/2 years on my 2nd and very happy. Soooo different from the first one. My first wife thought she would "wear the pants in the family". I knew very early on that it wasn't going to work but didn't have the heart to end it. Just stood my ground and she finally did me the favor when she realized I wasn't going to be ran over. So imo you need to work on it now or move on. I let my 1st one drag on because I said I'd never get divorced and many other reasons. Bottom line is neither of us was happy. But you have a child on the way to complicate things. I was lucky in that standpoint or smart if you will.

Anyway on to my current marriage, she is great! We have good communication and just seem to be perfect together. I just hope it stays this way. We both do for each other, give and take, much unlike my 1st go around. And with that said she just let me as of today buy new wheels, no tires yet, I was afraid she would flip. (Thing is it's not the best time for spending right now, but I've saved some and found a deal I couldn't pass on) This is a big factor for me, she lets me do what I want within reason of course and vice versa. Also we trust each other, this is a huge part of marriage. If you don't have trust then what do you have? Good luck and I hope things get better for you.

 

Well guys, glad to report that there is no hole in the backyard! Its funny how out of all my peers and family members, i get the best, most helpful advice on....a truck forum. I guess my problem is that i don't know what the meaning of true happiness is. When i look around me at all these married couples i see a facade, the happy faces they put on in public. I just wander if what goes on at home for me is normal. Obviously she gets upset with me, I get upset with her, but does this ever go away? Does the road get less bumpy after 40 years?

Anyhow, don't get me wrong here guys. I don't want to throw in the towel, and i see a bright future for my marriage, i was just asking if it gets easier with time.

 

40 years last Aug. Cant think of life without her. Its not EZ but what is... Jim

 

I see a LOT of couple's like that, they put on the fake oh everything is fine thing. In fact my sister in law fits this as far as I can tell. Yeah they are well to do, nice house, in ground pool, vacations all the time and love to entertain. Look like the perfect couple and life. I don't buy it with some things I've seen and some new stuff just came up. My wife tried to talk to her sister and give her support over what appeared to be an affair by her husband. She just denied it and kept on about how nothing was wrong. We know something is up with some things that popped up on FB and and some other more serious things I'm not going into. Point is she thinks everyone views them as happy and perfect and is doing what ever she can to keep that image. I guess it's like the Sprite logo, "Image is everything". I'd rather be happy and don't care to an extent what others think. But I see so many this way.

 

Very true about the facade. If we just look at other people's marriages it will look like they have all the roses. We don't see what is going on at their homes. I don't think my wife and I have ever fought in front of other people, and other people have used us as an example as a "perfect couple" , "match made in heaven" type of deal. But it is not always like that at home.
TV and Holywood does not exactly help either. Some programs make relationships look easy, and then there is the thing with those sexy wife's who look like they might be better than my wife, and then we start getting regrets about not getting someone like that.... you get the point.
Keep working on it with respect, communication, trust and forgiveness.

 

10 yrs married, 2 kids, happy. Like stated already its tuff, gotta have patience, make sacrifices etc etc..