Just as there is no room for the modern attitudes of women, there is no room for the equally repugnant attitudes of some men, some of whom let women rule them and some of whom look to wives as servant. A man must be prepared to be worthy of the woman who will subject herself to him in marriage. Each partner in a truly God-centered marriage is always given graces to help in fulfilling the respective duties described by St. Paul. Marriages founded on the firm ground supplied by St. Paul will endure in happiness and please God in many ways. Sacrifice is usually difficult and irksome.
Love can make it easy, and perfect love can make it a joy.
If deficiencies in a prospective mate present themselves and there is an unwillingness or an inability to overcome them, the wise course would be to stay unmarried. Marriage is not easy and problems are sure to develop. To enter into an indissoluble relationship, knowing of problems, is stupid and dangerous. Marriage is not a reformatory where persons who are badly reared can readily be transformed into saints. Similarly, marriage should not be used as a vehicle to run away from problems.