Marriage: Embracing the 80% and Accepting the 20%

The most frustrated maritally persons I know are the people that are trying to change their partner. Marriage is not a tool for altering people. The person you marry will have 80% of what you have, but 20%, most of them will never have it. You don’t want a tall guy. You want a tolerant guy. Because in marriage what will help you is tolerance, not honesty. How does height determine how happy you are in a marriage? You will put height above character. You will put beauty above patience. And the thing in marriage is that after about one or two years of marriage, you don’t see your wife beauty or handsomeness again. It disappears. The person you marry will have 80% of what you have. And what you have to do is to enjoy the 80% and make the adjustments for the 20%. And the reason why you cheat is that you’re looking for 20%. And guess what? It’s very dumb to find that girl that has 20%, that man that has 20%, and lose the one at home that has 80%. Just simple calculation. You’re not that dumb.