Publisher's Synopsis
This essay sheds light on the advantages associated with marriage, relationships, and dating and also elucidates how to efficaciously find someone you are compatible with as a lifelong partner. In spite of some possible impending drawbacks, there are ample advantages associated with experiencing healthy marriages, meaningful relationships, and a robust dating scene which are often overlooked. Marriage, relationships, and dating provides people with companionship and allows people to share new experiences together. People crave companionship and yearn to foster lasting salubrious connections with others. Life experiences are augmented when people embark on new life changing experiences as a team. In regards to marriage, it is a sacred tradition in many cultures that has significance beyond both parties accepting a marriage covenant. "A religious marriage, for instance, can be a way for a couple to deepen their bonds to each other, as well as help them form a deeper relationship with God and receive His blessing" (Goodman, 2019). Marriages can also be salubrious for children since it can elicit a more stable family environment in which the parents endure through challenges, hardships, and struggles as an unwavering team. In other words, marriage encourages people to not separate as a couple during eminently stressful times. Successful marriages can innately teach couples how to reconcile their differences which can ultimately allow them to harmoniously live together and be loving of each other. For married couples with children, "marriage gives a child two parents, which can help a child to develop into a balanced and happy adult. Children have two different role models to look up to and twice as much potential support, emotionally and practically" (Goodman, 2019). Marriage also involves sharing responsibilities which can help assuage stress. This means that your spouse can assist you in completing tasks and helping you achieve your overarching goals. Moreover, married couples share burdens which would otherwise be far arduous to cope with single-handily. Being able to discuss emotional issues with your spouse can even provide you with some catharsis to alleviate mental anguish from having succumbed to experiencing traumatic events. By being married, "partners can get to know and fulfill each others' desires in a trusting long-term relationship. Monogamy also reduces health risks such as sexually transmitted diseases" (Goodman, 2019). Religious marriages, for example, can even allow the individual to grow as a spiritual being since it is not about living a hedonistic lifestyle, but rather about being devoted, faithful, and committed to living a holy life together with someone else. The advantages of being in a long term relationship can be profound. First, you will be able to attain more positive self-affirmations in a healthy long term relationship as you embrace your partner's positive judgement made about you which can result into boosting your self-esteem and self-confidence. These positive external affirmations about you are critical for helping you to fulfill esteem needs on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Through maintaining health relationships, individuals can eminently satiate their need for recognition, respect, and self-esteem. One highly resourceful and influential person may even have the power to potentially help their partner fulfill their physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, and esteem needs on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid. Second, by being in a healthy long term relationship, you will not only be able to ascertain new perspectives on life, but will also be able to defer to the your partner's judgement before implementing a major decision. This not only allows you to gain a second opinion when it comes to implementing critical decisions, but will also present you with more learning opportunities since your partner likely has some unique knowledge to bequeath to you.
