Sixty percent of second marriages and 75 percent of third marriages end the same way. The need to feel loved by one s spouse is at the heart of martial desires. More than anything, I want to be loved by my wife. Material things are no replacement for human, emotional love. Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another.
Isolation is devastating to the human psyche.
That is why solitary confinement is considered the cruelest of punishments. At the heart of mankind s existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another. Marriage is designed to meet the need for intimacy and love. History, ancient and recent, is filled with examples of people who sacrificed themselves, others, children, and even long marriages for an opportunity at love. One lesson that every Christian should learn at this point is that their mate has a tremendous need for genuine love and they do too.