Defining success in marriage is iterative, it’s about learning and growing together. But, defining success may be easier if we first define failure. So, what does failure look like in marriage? Some may say divorce or infidelity, or possibly just distance between you and your spouse. So is success, then, staying married, being faithful to one another, and not being distant? I think the level of success we all strive for should be much more than that. That’s because things are constantly changing, we’re presented with new challenges, our kids find new ways to challenge us, and the world around us doesn’t always look to protect the promises we made to one another. So we grow and learn together. We love, forever. That’s success in my mind.
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