Many undergo job-related separations. It's what you do with those difficulties that matters. We are also sometimes viewed as models for a happy, healthy marriage. While I think ours is both, like every couple we've had ups and we've had downs. Our marriage, like your marriage, is not perfect.
Married people have bad days.
They have different interests and goals. Sometimes they get angry and frustrated. In short, marriage takes work, and when that work is positive and productive, it can bring great joy and the many wonderful benefits of a stable, two-parent home. Last week's conference also looked at ways we can strengthen marriage in Oklahoma, including the pending Covenant Marriage bill which would encourage young couples to undergo premarital counseling, and which would impose waiting periods on divorce actions. Oklahoma is a no-fault divorce state, and many conference participants felt that had contributed to our high divorce rates.