"How a husband and wife should be with each other is not a simple matter. Sometimes circumstances conspire in a strange way, so that wealth or an easy life can actually drive a couple apart, whereas what looks like a mountain of problems to an outsider can be the time of greatest happiness that draws the two closer together.


Unlike the kind of trust that wavers depending on the situation, true love, in the deepest sense of a bond between two people, is something that develops in the face of rough seas. But this does not mean that one partner always has to give in to the other, or that the happiness of one can be built on the suffering of the other.


The husband is not the centre of the relationship, nor is the wife. It is not a question of who is the leader or who must make himself or herself a sacrifice for the other's success or happiness. Just like a song is a marriage of music and lyrics, husband and wife are equal individuals who, at the same time, perform a single melody of life together. What is important, I think, is how beautiful a song these two life partners can create together.In order to acheive a deep and harmonious relationship, I believe the two most important ingredients are a sense of gratitude and a common goal."


"Marriage begins, after all, with two strangers thrown together. If you forget this very simple fact, you start to expect more and more from your partner, and this can lead to dissatisfaction and eventually friction in your relationship. The bond that brings a married couple together must be forged such that it is even deeper than the ties between blood relations. And such a bond can only be based on the depth of one's character"

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