Marriage is the foundation of mankind, the bedrock of our society hinges on the products of marriage. But like any other institutions with promising prospects, marriage is not without its own challenges, and some of these challenges have become serious issues for many in our world today.

The dangerous thing about marital challenges is that the effects do not end in the circumference of the home, the effects of such challenges ripple and condense into every nook and cranny of our world today.

First, let’s focus on answering the primary questions of love raised in the context of marriage. These answers are:

• The love we know [which is a tingly feeling that sparkles the heart every time one thinks of, or engages one’s partner].
What we have usually interpreted as love is a mirage that will never exist in marriage. That feeling is just a feeling of excitement and nothing more, excitement doesn’t last forever. Don't be surprised. Just follow the lines below.

• The only kind of love that exists in marriage is that which compatibility brings, compatibility describes how best two partners complement each other.

• This compatibility is what brings about the real kind of love in marriage and it actually takes time to simmer in. The time it takes for the real love of marriage to settle in depends on how best the partners complement each other. In other words, compatibility is a factor of marriage that determines how fast two partners can agree on basic human differences between themselves and decide to build a successful happy home together.
Remember, my storyline's topic is "Issues in Marriage: Love Stories and Partners Compatibility, Important notes for the Seekers"

The introductory points listed above will lead this discussion to the factors that really matter in order to achieve a high level of compatibility between partners and also breed true love and joy in marriages. Some of the key determining and common factors include:

• Money: This is the most considered factor by parents when a child comes home with a suitor. However, many marriages built on this factor crashed within a few years of with or without a financial crisis. Check your environment.

• Beauty or Goodlooking: Beauty is a natural endowment bestowed on all and it which varies from one person to the other. There is a reality we all need to come to terms with about beauty and that is ‘there is no perfect beauty’, meaning even with the most beautiful of faces, there’s always a sense of imperfection somewhere down the line. Most of these imperfections are usually hidden and tend to unravel after marriage.

Unfortunately, many marriages built on this have crashed as well and this occurs as a result of a long term crisis or both partners agree to manage and sacrifice in order to secure a peaceful lifestyle for themselves.

• Intelligence: This is not a very common factor that is considered by seekers as many believe in physical attractions and the common sense of responsibility. But this factor is actually one of the important factors in determining the compatibility of both partners.

Intelligence reflects the level of logical reasoning and sense of judgment on issues. This is very key to determining the success or failure of a marriage.

In terms of crisis management; critical decision making; problems solving; hardship bearing; excellent idea building; career building; childbearing; parenting; professional skills and even life investments, intelligence brings all these aboard the flight of one’s marriage.

To Be Continued...