One Of The Most Important Marriage Tips You'll Ever Hear

I sat at a wedding recently and excitedly listened to my father-in-law who promised to give the secret to a long and happy marriage. More than 50 years of marital bliss had made him an expert on the subject and the perfect candidate for this speech. His advice was profound yet so simplistic that most every school could understand. His solution to problems was a simple and heartfelt, "I am sorry" to your partner whenever needed. With this advice he assured the crowd, you will have many years of happiness ahead of you.

These simple, short words can work wonders when it comes to an intimate relationship. Only moments before these words slip from your lips you may have been in hot water. Now that you have apologized the mood in the room is changed to a lighter, happier and more loving feeling to move forward with. Facial muscles are relaxed and your spouse will forgive you.

This may sound easy but for some it is difficult to apologize. Women tend to be in touch of their feelings more, and are able to apologize quite easily. Men on the other hand, tend to have issues with expressing feelings and are unable to see the importance of seeing those three words aloud.

Often this causes problems. While men may think that women wanting to hear these words are needy and dependent this is often not the case. Women often tend to feel that if a man doesn't say these words then he doesn't mean them, which is also usually not the case. Being able to look at both sides of the issue and seeing where your partner was coming from is one of the most important ways to prevent problems from happening in marriages. Occasionally men need to swallow their pride and say with their woman needs to hear and on the other side of the token women need to occasionally realize that just because their man doesn't say how he feels does not mean that doesn't have feelings.