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 “Vast and fearsome as the human scene has become, personal contact of the right people, in the right places, at the right time, may yet have a potent and valuable part to play in the cause of peace which is in our hearts”. - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
It’s not hard to appreciate that the institution of marriage has never been under more pressure to succeed. Many couples, and particularly our younger couples, are struggling to find the harmony they need in their relationships to be successful. Not only do these couples lack the benefit of the understanding that comes from successful relationship experiences, they also have to bear the pressures that are influencing their marriages and making it much harder to achieve happiness.
Much in the same way that we look to successful business people and business entrepreneurs for advice on managing a business, we should look to successful and happily married couples for advice on how they managed success in their relationship. If you or someone you know has found the “keys to a successful marriage”, perhaps you can share some words of wisdom with others so that they may benefit from your experiences. In order for you to “play in the cause of peace which is in our hearts”, please think about your answers to the following interview questions that can be found on this website.
There are several ways that this expertise can be shared. It can be submitted directly to this web site. I can interview over the phone. I can conduct a personal interview. The personal interview can be recorded and a DVD produced for the couple. Many have selected this option to share their interview experience with their family. Interviewees can remain anonymous in the book if they choose.
The combined stories and advice will be used to create a “guide” that should enable others to benefit from literally thousands of years of combined experience…at least “5000 years” worth! Thank you so much!
…I had to break down my journey of discovery and define it by three objectives. First, I would need to seek out, and then learn from, these “personal” experts in marriage and relationships. They would prove by their own experience of a collective 5000 years of marriage that long-term true love was indeed possible. This would be demonstrated in marriages of twenty-five years or longer, and, as I would come to find, some longer than sixty-eight years. Secondly, I wanted to understand what was influencing and causing marriage mortality to increase in our recent times. Lastly, given the right tools and perspectives, would it be possible for couples considering marriage to truly comprehend and appreciate the fundamentals that made these previous long-term marriages successful? Furthermore, if they also had an understanding of the nature of the external factors that might be affecting their relationship, would it be possible, in spite of the current trends, to achieve a higher degree of success in happiness and years together; having the foresight of pursuing marriage with “eyes wide open?” My hope was that the ultimate answer would be yes. …
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