1. What is Marital Interdependence?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does marital interdependence mean to you and what does it take to achieve it and maintain it? In other words, what makes a successful marriage and how does it last?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First let’s talk about what does not make a successful marriage. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blame</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shame</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dependency</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relationships are not an emotional vending machine. We cannot pick and choose what we want our partner to feed us and how this will make us feel. If we want to be happy, we must first CHOOSE to be happy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If we aim to mold or change our partner, we set ourselves up for relationship havoc. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So what makes a successful marriage? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A relationship requires trust, individual happiness and shared goals. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your spouse’s only job is to be loved by you. Drop the expectations. Throw away the manual and exist from a place of love and support.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Love is not a fairytale or the perfect instagram photo. Love is failing and failing again and continuing to communicate, listen and hold space. Love is real life. Love has ups and downs and is rarely if ever 50/50. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relationships take time, attention and patience. Not everyday or every moment will be magical, but everyday does have the potential to provide growth and bonding as long as you vow to unconditionally love.   </span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What makes a successful marriage</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How highly successful coupl