*Intimacy/partner attachment
*Good communication skills and understanding
*Common interests/positive self-concept
*Not materialistic
*Role model
*Religiosity
*Trust in the other person
*Personal and emotional commitment. They have emotional stability.
*Sexual satisfaction
*Equitable relationship
*Flexibility. The ability to accommodate change and make changes
*Marriage/connection rituals
*Absence of negative statements and attribution. A greater number of positive comments and expressions of affection, rather than negative comments and responses
*Forgiveness
*Economic security
*Physical health
*Psychological health
*The ability to be considerate and understanding of how you and other people feel
*Mutual support. The ability to react in support of how other people feel so that others feel supported
*Equal sharing of child care and household tasks
*Equal sharing in decision making
Characteristics of successful marriage
