Love and Marriage…?

What do love and marriage have to do with one another? At Ask Jill we will try to find out! Most of us begin in marriage as we hope to continue; in the hope of maintaining and living in love, intimacy and shared goals. But what if the very thing that causes us to feel “in love” and inspire the commitment of marriage is the very thing that threatens its survival?

Isn’t the world curiously invested in dissecting marriage, trying to decipher the riddle of the ages? Who has a good one, how do they do it…ultimately, where do I get a good marriage and who is really hiding the secret to marital bliss? Particularly when children enter the system - yes, the marital couple is a system - couples often falter - just when they really need to lean in and strengthen that system!

Oy vey. It’s a conundrum and one that seems to hold the key to true happiness and longevity - well, the longevity applies to men in marriage, women not so much, but that’s material for another blog post!

Full disclosure, I do not have THE ANSWER. (Hint, hint: no one does.) But, stick around and let’s see what we can figure out together. After all, I want a happily ever after just as much as the next gal.