What is a marriage?

I remember the marriage of my brother Nickolas very distinctly. A young man of 25, handsome and self-confident (he was a CEO of a big company), got married a pretty young girl, Helen by name, who is nine years younger than he is. She was a waitress in the nearest restaurant – she was serving my brother when they got acquainted. Helen was rather tall and slim and had a charming smile. Nickolas was absolutely enchanted with his object of his choice. They were dating for a year before they decided to marry. They dreamt of children and ideal mutual life. Lots of people, and Nickolas among them, hope that a marriage is a natural way of developing relationship between a husband and a wife. This is not true. Bread buttered on both sides is achieved through hardships, both small and huge. Happiness is obtained perfectly when a couple tries to overcome severities while meeting them. Yet, Platoon drew a table to illustrate development of the relationships between newlyweds. Two vertical ladder sides points a husband and a wife, each footstep of the ladder represents anything that attracts young people to each other and unites them. At the bottom physical attraction is marked and at the top – love to God. It is amazing that everything in the life is interconnected in order not to destroy the integrity of components of the ideal marriage. Mutual life is hard and not all of us are able to carry it out. I can add that children will correct it if they are in a family. However, it is not right if children take a responsibility to keep the relationships between parents. It is hard for them to live with this sense of duty. Very often they give in and leave the family.