......"A SUSTAINABLE LIFE"......

......"A Sustainable Life".....


     A lasting marriage does not always signal a happy marriage.  Plenty of miserable couples have stayed together for children, religion or other practical reasons.
     But for many couples, it's just not enough to stay together.  They wants relationship that is meaningful and satisfying.   In short, they want a sustainable marriage.  The things that make a marriage last have more to do with communication skills, mental health, social support, stress-those are the things that allow it to last or not.  But those thing don't necessary make it meaningful or enjoyable or sustaining to the individual.
     The notion that the best marriage are those that bring satisfaction to the individual may seem counter intuitive.  In modern relationship, people want partners who make their lives more interesting.  People bored in their marriage were more likely to choose the more separate circle.  Partners involved in novel and interesting expenses together were more likely to pick one of the overlapping circles and less likely to report boredom.  People have a fundamental motivation to improve the self and add to who they are as a person.  If your partner is helping you become a better person, you become happier and more satisfied in the relationship.