Transitions in Marriage
Marriage is a magical experience for many young adults. Little girls dream about their wedding day and getting married and boys dread being tied down! At the end of the day a young couple getting married is one of the highlights of their life. But getting married isn’t as simple as finding the right person and living with them for the rest of your life. It requires lots of big decisions and compromises. Two people from usually very different lifestyles coming together to be married comes with a lot of differences between them.
The differences can come as early as dating. The partner will most likely have varying interests and opinions from hobbies to politics and everything in-between. The couple must decide what they are gong to change to be with one another. Compromise is a part of any relationship even with things like politics. If the couple disagrees on politics, they may need to agree to not discuss them or only discuss certain aspects of politics without affiliating to a political party.
Once these beginning differences are sorted and the couple can still function together then they look towards marriage which once again brings in another transition. This transition is different from the dating phase. With the goal of marriage, the couple needs to better understand one another and determine where they see their relationship going. The roles of boyfriend and girlfriend become the roles of husband and wife. The Family A Proclamation To The World teaches us about these important roles. “THE FAMILY is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.”
How well couples can transition to these roles can determine the strength of the relationship early on. The husband and wife work together to create and raise a family. Each person has a different role in the relationship and the family but when they work together, they become a strong family.
Men and women have different transitions as they prepare for and become married. As a man getting married being able to support your wife and future family becomes a huge concern. Living the bachelor life with wasteful spending on hobbies and eating out needs to cease or at least slow down.
A woman needs to prepare to become a wife and future mother. Women have many options when getting married. Different situations warrant different needs for the woman in the relationship. With a struggling couple the wife could go to work to raise more money to help support the couple or family. Another common option for women is to stay home and be homemakers. With couples and families that are well off financially the woman could choose to stay home and take care of the children and home as the husband works to provide for the family.
These transitions are important to the new couple since they can be a huge factor on the health of the relationship and the future the couple has together.
Marriage is a magical experience for many young adults. Little girls dream about their wedding day and getting married and boys dread being tied down! At the end of the day a young couple getting married is one of the highlights of their life. But getting married isn’t as simple as finding the right person and living with them for the rest of your life. It requires lots of big decisions and compromises. Two people from usually very different lifestyles coming together to be married comes with a lot of differences between them.
The differences can come as early as dating. The partner will most likely have varying interests and opinions from hobbies to politics and everything in-between. The couple must decide what they are gong to change to be with one another. Compromise is a part of any relationship even with things like politics. If the couple disagrees on politics, they may need to agree to not discuss them or only discuss certain aspects of politics without affiliating to a political party.
Once these beginning differences are sorted and the couple can still function together then they look towards marriage which once again brings in another transition. This transition is different from the dating phase. With the goal of marriage, the couple needs to better understand one another and determine where they see their relationship going. The roles of boyfriend and girlfriend become the roles of husband and wife. The Family A Proclamation To The World teaches us about these important roles. “THE FAMILY is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.”
How well couples can transition to these roles can determine the strength of the relationship early on. The husband and wife work together to create and raise a family. Each person has a different role in the relationship and the family but when they work together, they become a strong family.
Men and women have different transitions as they prepare for and become married. As a man getting married being able to support your wife and future family becomes a huge concern. Living the bachelor life with wasteful spending on hobbies and eating out needs to cease or at least slow down.
A woman needs to prepare to become a wife and future mother. Women have many options when getting married. Different situations warrant different needs for the woman in the relationship. With a struggling couple the wife could go to work to raise more money to help support the couple or family. Another common option for women is to stay home and be homemakers. With couples and families that are well off financially the woman could choose to stay home and take care of the children and home as the husband works to provide for the family.
These transitions are important to the new couple since they can be a huge factor on the health of the relationship and the future the couple has together.
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