WHAT MAKES A HAPPY MARRIAGE?
As a neglected garden is soon invaded by weeds, so a love carelessly guarded is quickly submerged by unkind feelings. Everything threatens it: ennui, monotony, illness, the spitefulness of third parties. Against these I know of only 2 remedies. The first is that which makes the very essence of marriage — the vow: “I will not give up; I will defend our union and our happiness; I will tie up again every broken thread; I will reconstruct, untiringly, faithfully, each part of the fallen wall.” The second is sincerity without reserve. Mystery may be compatible with light and transient loves. Marriage must live in confidence and certitude. Treachery has no power against two beings who confide all. Thus only is it possible to form an admirable affection, incomprehensible to those who do not know by experience this strange mixture of love and friendship, of sensuality and respect, of indulgence and admiration, an amazing blending of the human and divine,…
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