Marriage to me is trust, patience, love, commitment. Building a life together. Sharing that life together, protecting that life - together. It's give and take; and a lot of work, but well worth it when you are with the person that completes you. :)

Marriage is all about the give and take,the commitment. When you are commited to someone that person should come first in your life. If you have two people who love, respect, and put eachother first...you just cant go wrong.

Marriage to me is trust, REAL genuine love for the other person and TRUST. Trust, unfortunately is hard for most people. ALL people lie and little lies are okay but telling someone you never really loved them the right way before you were married after you've been married for 10 years is wrong, very wrong. Yeah, it happened to me. I THOUGHT I had the perfect marriage. Yes we argued but we had 3 kids, the youngest is under a year old and he still chose to go back to an "old girlfriend" from his teenage years. Ah well, love and marriage is never certain. You can never, ever trust anyone even the person in the bed beside you. I definitely know a lot about that. ;=)

I'm so sorry to read that mommy2... That is rough! Hopefully he will open his eyes soon! I hope my husband does... But can we expect changes from another person? Marriege is love, patience, romance, share, trust, commitment, respect, giving, friendship, attraction, admiration, want to do things together, want to learn together, want to discover together...

Marriage is.......... NOT FOR ME! :-)

Marriage is working together to build a better life than either of you could have on your own. It takes love, respect, patience, and commitment on both your parts.

Marriage can be an exciting adventure, a rewarding struggle, your most precious friendship, a painful, slow-motion explosion, or anything else you and your spouse make it.

My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary a little over a month ago. We've had our disagreements over everything from bedtimes to in-laws, and more pain than most marriages as young as ours. Through it all, we've managed to keep focused on each other. We've learned to argue respectfully, and to accept some of each others' flaws. I think, ultimately, that's the key. You have to decide that you want nothing more than your life with your spouse, and accept them for who they are.

Wishing you and your fiance the very best of luck!

Marriage for me is a promise I make each and every day to CHOOSE to love my husband and stay with him even when all of my being wants to despise and leave him. Not saying a person should stay in a bad situation. Just saying there are days when the man you love the most can be quite irritating and human.

....unfortunately after being divorced from marriage due to some extreme issues I respectfully plead the 5th.........What I thought and what in reality it is just leaves me numb.......

Very good question for me at this time....I am engaged and we have been together almost 1yr and a 1/2 . I never say we are engaged but writing it here it just sunk in. Marriage means a partnership ....someone there for you when you need them. That special someone that loves you for who you are...

a painful, slow-motion explosion...that just said it all!

... a risk sometimes worth taking.

How old are you?

Probably should say "marriage SHOULD be _______".

Marriage should be a place of comfort, security and sanctity, a safe haven, where two people enjoy complete bliss, tranquility and satisfaction of every physical and spiritual desire.

Marriage is not something to enter into lightly, too often people claim true love then get married only to divorce because they couldn't "make it work". If you go into marriage with the thought that things will get better, or that you can change him/her, or that you finally found someone to be prince charming- you are in for a rude awakening. Marriage is work, a partnership, a trusting bond, a friendship, compromise, and so much more. I have been married for two years now and I always hoped to find someone I could spend my life with. So much has come to me since I married- and while I am very happy i still have learned allot about sharing my life with another person. There are so many things that come up in day to day living that you never think about before you are married- and you have to make it through all that stuff together to know what marriage is truly all about.
You also cannot lose yourself in a marriage. Strive to be the YOU you have always wanted to be. Know that if for some awful reason you had to be alone- that you could handle it. Don't lose your identity. Love yourself so that you are able to love your partner in a healthy way. Your bond is only as strong as YOU are.

The ultimate commitment. If you think it isn't, then you don't truly know.. and that makes me sad. It's showing the world you choose this one person for life. It's love, respect, making a life together, constantly working to keep a balance. The rewards are well worth this.