What is the key to a lasting happy marriage?

Love..excitment..lust

Why do we always put it on the other person to make/keep us happy? Ultimately it's up to yourself to keep you happy. It's in no way your partners responsibility. If you can't make yourself happy, how do you expect someone else to make you happy? They don't insight into your head, they don't know your every thought...and when you don't let them in it makes it that much more difficult to even attempt to make you happy.
Your happiness is in your hands

Does no one get that a marriage takes work?!
Who you were when you met is not always you will be down the road. You have to grow together. Why does it seem no one is willing to fight for their marriage? ...Where does the passion go? Where does any of it go?

soldiers are a dime a dozen...a father and husband are hard to come by

I would have changed so many things.
Maybe it really is all my fault.
I could have been more understanding..a better listener..a better person

Why marry someone knowing their flaws but not loving them for their flaws
I'm sorry I'm me
..But could really imagine the world with nothing but "you"?

If anything I'm walking away with the best thing on Earth.
I have the love of my life..and you have yours.

..except in the end mine will hold my hand..and yours will just retire and replace you

I hope you're happy with your choice
just remember I never asked you to choose
I was always fine with being second

In a lyrics mood

"Gone For Good" The Shins

You want to fight for this love

But honey you cannot wrestle a dove

So baby it's clear

You want to jump and dance

But you sat on your hands

And lost your only chance

Go back to your hometown

Get your feet on the ground

And stop floating around

I find a fatal flaw

In the logic of love

And go out of my head

You love a sinking stone

That'll never elope

So get used to used to the lonesome

Girl, you must atone some

Don't leave me no phone number there

"Forever" Ben Harper

Not talkin' 'bout a year

No not three or four

I don't want that kind of forever

In my life anymore

Forever always seems

to be around when it begins

but forever never seems

to be around when it ends

So give me your forever

Please your forever

Not a day less will do from you

Don't worry...I won't be posting Kelly Clarkson haha

I wonder what you'd see if you could look in on other families.
Would the mother and father also have nothing to say?
Would the only thing in common be the fact that they created an amazing child?
..or would you see love? Happiness?...A smile?