First Level: Marrying someone you love.
Second Level: Marrying someone you love and accepting their habits.
Third Level: Marrying someone you love, accepting their habits, and embracing their background.
Couples in the first stage tend to have relatively stable marriages. Those in the second stage enjoy more solid marriages. Couples in the third stage rarely divorce.
In this world, some who grow old together essentially marry three times in their lifetime.
The first marriage occurs in a banquet hall, surrounded by well-wishers and blessings, marrying the person they love.
The second takes place at home, after years of adjustment, marrying each other's habits.
The second and third marriages, compared to the first, are built on mutual understanding. True marriage often unfolds in these final two stages.
The second marriage takes place at home, after years of adjustment, marrying into each other's habits.
The second and third marriages, compared to the first, are built on mutual understanding. True marriage often unfolds in the latter two stages. Many people divorce after just two or three years of marriage. Upon careful analysis, the reason is often that they failed to advance their marriage from the first stage to the second.You must step into the second stage of marriage—marrying into his or her habits, accepting and embracing their flaws and shortcomings.
The third stage occurs within the family, marrying into the various familial bonds of your partner. In other words: your other half doesn't belong solely to you, but also to their parents and friends. Once marriage reaches this stage, separation becomes extremely difficult.
Many men mistakenly believe marriage is merely marrying a woman, overlooking the background behind her. Many women mistakenly believe marriage is merely marrying a man, unaware they are also marrying his habits, personality, and the family behind him.