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I was 24 when I married to my wife. And believe me, it was the happiest day of my life. That happiness ended in just a couple of days. Then I was stuck within myself, a cloak of fear coated me ; this marriage is a journey. A long joyful and miserable journey. For the first time of my life — I was so afraid. I thought, when we married, we would always be happy, full of laughter and all.
4 years now and the word happiness is irrelevant. It’s so unfit with the marriage world.
4 years now and I realized that it’s all about being grown up. Responsibility and sustainability. And happiness is just a hitchhiker — it doesn’t stay long.
Corey Allan wrote
First and foremost, marriage is designed to help you grow up. It’s not about happiness. It’s not about becoming more complete, despite what Hollywood and popular press would like you to believe. Marriage is about growing. Happiness will accompany you at times along the way, but it’s not the ultimate goal.
I’m agree with Corey Allan that the happiness is not the ultimate goal of the marriage . It’s the only way forward for me to become mature with making decisions in life — there are no promises of happiness. Plus, in Islam, marriage is about getting complete with a half of the our religious demand.
