Can anybody really say that their marriage is perfect? Is there really one?

Philippines
March 3, 2007 7:47pm CST
Marriage is something that we look forward to when we are in a very good relationship. But can anybody really say that you have a perfect married life or how close to perfect? 80%? 90%? Mostly wives are the ones who tried to make the marriage work (no offense guys, just a general connotation :) But even how hard you tried to make the best for your family, things sometimes happen that is out of your control and some things you just can't undo. Just wondering if there really is one???
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@graham31 (487)
4 Mar 07
personally show me a person who says their marriage is perfect and i'll show you a liar.Prob most people would say their marriage was perfect but in reality it's not people just hide behind close doors.I'm married and my marriage is not perfect i'm noy perfect and nor is my wife but the both of us love each other with all our hearts. Oh and i'd say i work harder at my marriage than mt wife tho sh wouldn't agree
• United States
4 Mar 07
When I was married to my ex, we gave the illusion of perfection- err ex did. I had people so jealous of what they thought I had because my ex would put up a front for people. My sister got mad at me once because she didn't realize this front was not what he was like behind closed doors. Once they saw him for what he was, he wanted to move away from my family. I don't do phony...so I was not happy. My present husband and I bicker, but we get it out, and move on. I love that.
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@crazylady (470)
• United States
4 Mar 07
I don't think any marriage is perfect, and they are work. But I think as a couple you find what works for you. It may not work for other couples, but its important that you are both happy with whatever you both decide.
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@graham31 (487)
4 Mar 07
very good point i agree with this.They are work sometimes easy sometimes not so easy.
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@rahulmig (1030)
• India
4 Mar 07
nothing is 100% perfect on this earth !
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@Melizzy (1381)
• United States
4 Mar 07
No marriage is perfect and anyone who says they have a perfect marriage is lying. Or delusional. And when people tell you how perfect their marriage is, they are usually on the verge of divorce or very unhappy in their marriage. Never fails. The person who tells you that yes, we're pretty happy, but we do have our problems, well, I believe them. The "perfect" marriage type? No.
@sunavi (16)
• India
4 Mar 07
I do not know what region are all the responding mylotters are in But as far as India is concerned, there are lot of perfect marriages No, I am not talking about situations where the wife submits to everything her husband decides- that too still happens in many parts of India But lot of urban couples, wherein the wife has her own career are seen leading a successful marital life, they work hard to make their lives comfortable, decide to have a child in consensus, go out every weekend, plan finances together, love each other, love and visit their in-laws as well, some few also happily stay with the husband's parents as is the tradition in rural parts. Divorce is rare in india to such an extent - a divorced person is not respected in the society, If a divorced person wants to re-marry, he will have to adjust and agree terms - marry either another divorced or widow(er) (unless he is super rich) I have a near perfect marriage - not 100, but not less than 95, but a perfect marriage would be so sooooooooo boring, like a delicious dish made without salt sunavi
@fastlove (27)
• Philippines
4 Mar 07
perfect marriage..mostly base on lie and deceit.. at the end it became successful marriage once you get used to ...
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@magikrose (5429)
• United States
4 Mar 07
One thing you will never har me say is that my marriage is perfect, as a matter of fact it is far from it. In my opnion there is not a perfect marriage. Every one has to disagree about something not 1 couple will ever agree with everytihng.
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• India
4 Mar 07
What is Perfect? Its just an illusion and any illusion is a painfull journey to search for it.I firmly believe that there is nothing called a Perfect Marriage, we just hope for it and work on it, thats all. We men and women are not suppose to be perfect or othervise we would have been GODS, we just try to be one and thats the reason marriage cant be a perfect thing, just an illusion and we keep on pretending having one. I am married for last 20 years and proudly can claim that ours are not a perfect marriage but then we never stopped from making our marriage work.
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• Canada
4 Mar 07
I don't think anyone could say there marriage was perfect just because no one in life is perfect so it would be impossible to have a perfect relationship . No matter how much you love someone there will always be something they do that get on your nerves if even just a bit . We can have a really good marriage or just good but I don't think we can have perfect .
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• Nepal
4 Mar 07
Marriage is something that we look forward but some non-perfect thighs are with them, may be in perfect marriage 50-60% may be possible i think its my view.
@Pochrich (30)
• Singapore
4 Mar 07
I feel marriage is meant to be work out between both husband and wife.It's not something that can be perfected but can build up to become a solid foundation over time.That would requires lots of communication and rapport between couples.Main key is to communicate and work things out.There might be good and bad times but it's all part of the process.Enjoy it,not dread it.Cheers!
• United States
4 Mar 07
I am also pinay and I married a french man. I've been with him for almost 10 years, married for almost 5. I'm gonna say that no marriage is perfect, just like humans are not perfect. My spouse has attempted to leave me several times because it wasn't working out and I also threatened him to leave him. The longer I've been with him,the more I learn and the more I try to improve myself. I learned to be more patient and I stopped cussing and swearing at my spouse. When I am mad at him, I leave the room so we can both cool off. After a while, he comes after me and starts hugging me and kissing me. Everytime he does this I melt. Then we talk and start laughing afterwards over petty things. It is hard to be married sometimes but I all I know is that we can't live without each other and we love each other. This alone saves most marriages. The secret of saving your marriage is that me and my spouse never fall out of love at the same time. I know I can't change anybody, but I can change myself. Reacting differently will make other people react differently too. A woman can not get anything she wants out of her marriage unless she figures out her faults and work out issues on herself first. If I want my spouse to listen to me, I say jokingly to him "How's life on Mars? Let me know when you're back on Earth yet" LOL. This works better than complaining.
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@ironstruck (2298)
• Canada
4 Mar 07
There is no such thing as a perfect marriage because people are not perfect. There is really nothing in the world that is 'perfect.' The only thing any of us can be perfectly sure about is that we are all going to die sooner or later. That is a fact you carve in stone.
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@franxexces (1096)
• Philippines
4 Mar 07
every girl dreams to get married.. but life is not a fairy tale so mostly marriages don't have happy endings. Marriage can work if love is present coz love conquers all. Acceptance is very important since when you accept each others differences there would be less fights because you're already used to ur partner's attitude.
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@simran1430 (1790)
• India
5 Mar 07
Are you hoping that a divorce will mean your spouse will start treating you better? Maybe they will realize what they have lost and make the changes you need them to make. If so, you are divorcing for the wrong reasons. Divorce will only promote conflict, not resolve it.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
4 Mar 07
I think perfect depends on by who's definition really....I mean according to many my marriage isnt perfect or anywhere near perfect simply because its not at all a standard traditional marriage...However I happen to think its pretty damn close to being perfect....Its not just me that works on it though...that would actually never happen really...We both have worked on it over the yrs...we've both learned to give a little and bend etc be more mindful of things and so on and its worked out wonderfully...Also my husband lets me have more control over the way the house is run as far as how our home functions whereas he is in more control over the way the money etc is handled and so on....Is there really such thing as a perfect marriage? sure there is...by our own standards..
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@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
5 Mar 07
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder. Nothing in life is completely perfect by anybody's standards but it is perfect for me then the answer would be yes. My husband puts in just as much effort as I do. I tend to be a little more emotional then he is but it's what balances us out.
@ReyM21 (281)
• Philippines
5 Mar 07
A perfect marriage should be experience first and then worked it out. I think somehow it can be achieved if the ones into it are willing to sacrifice their pride, honor, character, etc. for the sake of love.
• United States
4 Mar 07
I don't think that there is such a thing as a perfect marriage, although some people may seem like they have one, it more than likely just an act- nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors but them. No two people are going to agree on every single thing and problems or disputes will inevitably arise which means perfection is out the door!
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• Canada
4 Mar 07
No such thing as a perfect marriage or relationship! It all takes eaqual work! which includes mutual respect and commitment. All couples disagree. If it can't be solved how about agree to dissagree. PICK UR BATTLES.
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