Marriage advice from people that have been happily married for 10 plus years?

what makes a lasted marriage? how important is sex?





marriage couples that have children ONLY.





and please state your age and how long you've been married.Marriage advice from people that have been happily married for 10 plus years?
I'm 37, he's 33, and we have 2 kids. We've been married 11 years, together (not living together) for 12.





Compromise is huge! If one person thinks the world revolves around them, it won't work out in the long run.


Shared interests besides the children - important so that there is a relationship once the kids move out.


Sex! Sex is important in that it adds dimension to the relationship. Would we stay together if, for whatever reason, one of us couldn't have sex? Yes, but we would find other ways to pleasure each other and create that same intimacy.


Communication - never be afraid to say things to each other, no matter how sensitive or outrageous it may be.


Explore your own interest outside of marriage, so that you aren't 100% dependant on each other for mental stimulation. Take classes, have a hobby of your own, but have your own things as well as together things.


Fight fair. Don't bring up issues from the past into the present. Don't hold grudges against each other. That's a lot harder than it sounds.


Find romance whenever possible. Flowers, cards, candlelit dinners - they all work, even past the dating stage.


Be kind to each other. Express interest in each other.


Understand that people only change when they want to. Don't be disappointed if, after 10 years of marriage, he still leaves the seat up.


Be patient.


Don't ever let anyone leave the house or go to sleep without the words, I love you.Marriage advice from people that have been happily married for 10 plus years?
Marriage is a lot of hard work and worth it.


It's a partnership, it's give and take.


If the two of you remember this and use it as a life rule then you will be successful.


Sex is very important but not the most . For a man, it's his way of expressing his love. For a woman, it's her way of receiving his love.


Always be honest with one another and remember not to be too proud to admit your wrong or to apologize for your mistakes.


40 yrs old, 4 children, married 20 yrs.


Hope it helps.
popeye is 48 olive oyl is 50. Married for 10 years. Because of popeye being on the road a lot sex is ';get it when you can';...or about 3x monthly. For us the frequency is not nearly as important as the quality.





While sex is an important part of the marriage, it should never be the central focus of a marriage. Respect, trust, honesty, open communications is what our marriage is centered around. We'd like to think that we have found the recipe for what it takes to succeed.
That person that said, ';sex is the most important thing in marriage';.....no way in Hell has she been married even 3 years....I'm sorry, but I am NOT buying it!








LOL!!!!!!!!








';all the other things don't seem as important';? Is SHE FREAKING KIDDING??? Raising kids properly, and building a life stable and secure for the family and every other damn thing is VERY IMPORTANT!!








Geez, I cannot believe some of the people in this world....I am actually laughing!!!!
...I've been ';happily divorced'; for over 10 years... would that help...? I get all the sex I want and not just from the same ';wench'; that I was married to... I belong to ';Bimbo of the month club'; ! it's great ! my kids are emancipated and ';out there'; on their own... I'm well over 21 and happily divorced for well over 10 years !
31, married 11 years. Let little things go, that being said: A little fight when you're mad is better than a big blow-out later after you've held everything in. Sex is an important connection, its more important after you have kids- since you're so busy with them most of the time.


hope that helps.
Met at 20


Married at 26


We are 38


Married 12 years


We have one son that is 4 years old.





We communicate well. We know each other. We both know when to back off. We laugh a lot and respect each other. We work toward common goals. Sex is a part of our communication. If we go longer than a week we can both tell in our personalities.
I'm 32 and have been married 10 years, happily...though maybe not satisfied sexually. Biggest key to making it last is to talk (communicate) about everything with each other...and compromise. aka. don't be selfish.





*** SWEET MILDRED IS OUR LEADER!! SHE WANTS YOU TO CRAWL INTO THE PLAYPEN WITH ME FOR SOME FUN***
Sex is the most important thing in marriage. If you are having good sex all the other stuff (fighting over bills, cleaning the house, kid disciplinary issues, work issues, etc.) don't seem as important.
Communication makes our marriage work for the last 12 years.


I am 48, she is 38 and our son is 9.


Sex is important at least 4 times a week, intimacy is all the time.
married over 10 years... I have to thank my many mistress' for making this possible.. I'm sure u think I'm joking, but hey, I'm telling the truth.