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Well, I had to quibble with that finding (and I'm resolutely childless and single). I think if you have a happy marriage and you have kids, and those kids do not have any debilitating problems, you are going to have a happier marriage. But if you have children who have significant illnesses or mental problems OR you already have a faltering marriage, having kids is only going to add to the strains on the relationship.
My friends who had happy and solid marriages and have children who do not have any serious problems have marriages that are clearly even happier after the arrival of the new additions. My friend who had two children with some severe health problems still has a pretty solid marriage, but two kids with life-altering issues really put a strain on things for a while because it's just wrenching. There's naturally an adjustment period at that point, and I think that's what makes or breaks the marriage.
Yeah - I would say that our children have actually brought us closer together and made us more in love with each other. It's tough - for sure - and I'm a lot more stressed and irritable than I used to be before we had kids - but we are a team and we are stronger for it. Plus, we love those little monsters with all our hearts and we love our little family.
He is someone who very much enjoys taking care of others, i enjoy being taking care of.
We are both straight feminists. We also have the same political views.
We have the same humor. Basically larry david humor (think curb your enthusiasm,seinfeld), and always found ourselves in larryesque moments and laugh about it.
None of us is a big spender, or a big drinker.
We are very sexually active and are all over eachother all the time.
Im more attractive than he is.
We never fight, but we do have honest conversations with eachother, and try to change if we are doing something that bothers the other.
Those from the top of my head. We really do have a great relationship.
Basically we laugh a lot, are very good friends, and enjoy a lot sex with eachother. That = happiness, imo.
I completely agree with the article, and we have all of those traits (our children are with previous partners, and were close to being on their own when we met, so we are effectively childless). We have the happiest relationship of everyone we know.
.... Good on you both! It is said that this makes the best of all astrological signs matches. Have never had a Taurus girlfriend (yet) to be able to judge for myself.
.... Good on you both! It is said that this makes the best of all astrological signs matches. Have never had a Taurus girlfriend (yet) to be able to judge for myself.
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We are capricorn-capricorn and it works wonders . Only 4 days apart.
Isn't this common sense. People don't stay in crappy relationships because we think we're doing it right. We settle because life sucks and everything doesn't work out.
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Ah, there's always hope.
It is said that this makes the best of all astrological signs matches. Have never had a Taurus girlfriend (yet) to be able to judge for myself. 
. Only 4 days apart.
