This week, we wrap up our conversation on the Top 10 Marriage Myths.

Top Ten Marriage Myths 

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Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 

1.    Healthy marriages come naturally. 

·        The truth is that marriage (and relationships,) is hard work. 

·        This is probably one of the most common myths about marriage. 

·        Intentional and proactive prioritizing your marriage is highly successful 

2. Having a conflict is a sign that your marriage has crashed 

·        One thing research has proven many times is that conflict can be resolved in marriages. 

·        James 1:19-20 “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” 

3. Being married, will automatically bring happiness to sad life. 

·        A happy marriage is the product of two happy people committed to having a union.  

·        Jesus said I came that you might have life and have it abundantly John 10:10 

4. Your sex life will automatically get boring once you get married  

·        You get out of life what you put into it. 

·        How do you incorporate the love languages into your Bedroom Olympics? 

5. Your spouse should be able to accept all of you without any need to change  

·        While your spouse needs to love and appreciate you for who you are, there’s no rule that they have to indefinitely keep up with your excesses – especially when you aren’t making any conscious efforts to turn over a new leaf. 

·        We should focus with Jesus on our own offerings in marriage, just like we focus on herself during communion. 

6. Your marriage gives you a sense of purpose and fulfillment 

·        If this is your idea of marriage, you may want to take a break and reassess what you have. 

·        Our God has a plan for all of us are 

7. Living together before marriage guarantees, a better experience after the wedding. 

·        Surprisingly, there are no statistics to prove this myth. 

·        Research has shown that couples who cohabit before marriage have greater marriage instability than couples who do not cohabit. 

8.Your true lover will know what to do and say to make you happy 

The concept of true love has been misunderstood for a while. They believe their true love will know all the right things to say, what they must do to keep them happy, and will always be on standby to make them happy.  

9. Getting married means automatically having children. 

·        Marriage doesn’t always mean that you’ll soon be getting a whole swarm of children in your life. 

·        You can take your time, have them when you feel ready, or decide not to have them. 

·        In all, make sure your partner is on the same page as Happy couples do everything together. Which leads to…..  

10. Happy couples do everything together. 

·        They eat together, bathe, work in the same place, watch movies, and even go on vacation together. 

·        Being best friends with your marriage partner means he will do a lot together. 

 

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