1. Marry for love and not for lust and learn the difference early on so that the relationship will not fade if  sexual libido changes.

2. Communication and understanding is the key to a long term marriage acknowledge that he listens and reponds when you talk and vice versus.

3. Acknowlege that your marriage partner or soon to be marriage partner is irreplaceable because of your certainty that you have found the one.

4. Seriousness in a relationship is a given because of financial obligations and other family matters, and continue to laugh together and to thoroughly enjoy each other's company.

5. Guys, remembering little details such as birthdays and anniversaries means that you realize the importance of these events to your partner, try hard to remember them.

6. Wives, if you ask you husband twice for the same thing or to do something for you, it is called nagging and you should refrain from this actions and only make a request once.

7. Number seven should be number one, reaffirmation of your love for each other continually is necessary to keep the marriage alive and vibrant in ways that only the two of you will have knowledge of.

8. Discuss the number of children that you want before you get married to begin on  amicable  terms when it comes to increasing the family unit.

9. Women, love is strong and endures but you should not add to your family if the finances can not afford the obligation of child rearing.

10. Keep your promises to each other as a promise kept means that trust is being built and that is a good thing.

11. Love, trust, honesty, commitment should stay in the marriage after the vows have been spoken as the presence of these attributes in a marriage means that the two of you were meant for each other.

12. Maintain the marriage as you would a well sculptured physique with frequent vacations together or special date night reserved just for the two of you.

13. Once married, regard the marriage as a sacred institution that it is and do not venture to continue sowing seeds that should have been satisfied with these two words spoken before  the priest when you said, "I Do."

14. Girls, give the guys their space and do not think that marriage means spending every moment together or you may be spending some moments alone for the long term.

15. Support what is important to each other and do not discourage dreams as this is what can make for a happy marriage if given the chance to materialize.

16. Money matters and you both should be on the same page when it comes to money management.

17. Marriage should not mean that your partner is put on a calendar when it comes to sexual pleasure as if it is another household chore.

18. The responsibility of sustaining a marriage should be equally sharedand should not fall on the shoulders of the woman or the man to keep building to a long term relationship of commitment.

19. Life happens and the two of you chose each other for strengths of uniqueness which should weather the storms of unexpected or unforeseen happenings.

20. Women do not be in love with the idea of being in love instead of truly loving your partneror you may be disappointed as men do not always fit the picture of perfection when it comes to what you may think is the perfect love partner for you.

21. Women, do not let the familiarity of your husband cause you to be less than the person who attracted him; in behaviors, personalities and other noticeable qualities.

22. Both partners periodically should take an objective look at the relationship as a separate entity for ways of improvement.

23. Married couples should talk to each other and not run for refuge to the computer, television or other media that can tone the other person out for a long lengths of time purposely.

24. Marriages should not become a rut and only the two people involved can keep the relationship full of love, affection, happiness, and fun.

25. Marriage is an enduring and long lasting relationship and as the two people relate to each other must exude compatibility for the long term to promote a wonderful life together.