What advice would you give a young couple to help make their marriage a success ?

Communicate. The key is being able to say what is on your mind, and listen to what your partner has to say.


Once you have communicated you need to learn compromise. Once you enter into marriage you have to accept that you are not the only person with needs and desires. Finding a happy middle ground is critical.


Finally, even though you are now one half of your marriage team don't lose sight of yourself. Many young couples make the mistake of thinking that once you get married the only person you are supposed to be with and do things with is your spouse. You cannot be the best spouse unless you are the best you that you can be. We all need time by ourselves or the opportunity to pursue interests outside of our marriage. Don't get hung up on the fact that going out with friends means you don't want to be with your partner. A happy balance of alone time and together time makes for happier couples.What advice would you give a young couple to help make their marriage a success ?
Be unselfish and learn maturity. ALWAYS put the other one first.


Spend as much time together as possible, don't let friends get in the way.


Talk and LISTEN about everything.


Remember that a fight isn't ever about the thing you think you are fighting about - there are always underlying issues. For example, if you are fighting about money issues, the real reason is probably about hurt feelings about something else... like not getting enough attention, or something.


Above all, remember that just classically, men and women are different creatures. Men think differently, talk differently, feel differently - learn to appreciate and embrace the differences, not to change him into a 'girlfriend'.What advice would you give a young couple to help make their marriage a success ?
RESPECT EACH OTHER, LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY %26amp; BE FAITHFUL, AND DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF THAT CAUSES ALL THE ARGUMENTS !!! GOD BLESS YOU TWO !!!
It is not easy at first, but with time and love and communication and trust and more communication and trust, then it will get better, there will be times when you wonder why you got married and that will be when you are going through hard times, but just remember why you married your spouse in the first place, and counseling, and just working together as a team to make your marriage work.





I have been married for fifteen years now, and we had to work at it, I would say up to the 7th year of marriage was really hard!!! Once we got past that, we continued to work on our marriage, and realize that we both need eachother and need to make our marriage work because we have a daughter who is 10 years old now.





So, when you get married, and you have children, you have to work extra hard to make it work!





When married couples are having problems, I see it so many times on here, that the children suffer, and it is so unfornate, so many times couples get wrapped up in their own problems and they forget what a toll it is taking on the children!





So please, work together, do not give up, love eachother, love your children, and remember why you got married to your spouse in the first place, and communicate!!!!





Communication is so vital in any relationship!!!!
communicate with each other ,be faithful and never go to bed angry with each other.
The very first thing I'd say to them is that life isnt about being so serious all the time and it aint about being so funny all the time, Sex is sex and it aint love, love is love and it aint sex,..........money is money and if you have moeny you can be happy and have sex and go to comedy shows,......and then pay bills,......if you have enough money you dont have to go find sex anywhere but home, you can laugh at your spouse and she can laugh back at you or, you can both laugh together and or you can both go see a counselor together and when you're done, you can both say, well she's full of %26amp;%$# or whatever you wanna say and then you can go to I-hop and eat lunch and maybe even leave a tip.....or skip the counselor altogether and just go eat lunch......and, dont always sleep in the same room,......always leave the toilet seat down!
Establish good cooperation, feel for each other in ones absence,sacrifice for each other etc etc.
Perfection is an idea seldom encountered in the real world.
A marriage is learning to know and grow with your partner. Also, to remember everyday is a knew day as you are growing that relationship.
trust each other come what may. if you trust him completly then you would never doubt him and no doubts mean no questions and no questions mean no conflict.
trust : key word


understanding/respect


and commitment


less ego and low tone and necer compare nor bring family members(both side) between any silly fight..
Try to be a better listener .
Listen.


Talk.


Never ever accuse.


Always be supportive.


Do not go to bed angry.


Laugh lots.


Share everything you can.


Find ways to spend at least 30 minutes of everyday discussing how your day was.


Snuggle frequently.


Reach for each other in good times and bad.


Talk, talk, talk.


Listen, listen, listen.





Notice there is a lot of talking and listening in there.


Love constantly. And take the vows you made seriously.
spend time together and do things togeher,express their emotion.talk about their agreement and dis agreement.like and dislike.and most of all keep their love alives.and of course..have a break sometimes together .
Patient through good and bad times,unselfishness.faithfullness,pure love,dedication,sense of responsibilty and understanding are all the ingredients for a successful marriage.For a young couple,they need to adjust and learn to work hard in their own.They need to be compatible,same plans,same dreams,same hobbies.Since they are still young and want to have some leisures sometimes thy need to enjoy once in a while together so that they would not feel fed up in thei early marriage.They must have plan too in raising children.Save money for the future.
Remember, you become one. We ladies were created so man would not be alone. We are each other's help mates. A big problem I see here on yahoo answers is people still keeping in contact w/ old flames, or flirting w/ the opposite sex online. Just plain don't do either of those things. It's time to forsake all others as the old fashioned vow states. Also, a new thing I discovered yesterday, if either of you work, don't get into any conversation at work you would not want your spouse to find out about. Stay away from bad influences. Good Luck =)
BE BEST FRIENDS FIRST
I've been married for 8 weeks and here's the biggest thing I've learned so far... try to take your focus off yourself and look for ways to serve your husband/wife. It's amazing how much better things will go when this is your attitude.
Communicate, trust, understand, don't lose the bond, try to flavour your life every while and then.. and always tell the other partner how u feel about everything and anything and encourage him/her to do the same. Build a strong foundation, so that you can continue living together happily.