Being Equals

A husband and wife should love and cherish each other. A husband and wife should be equals partners in the crazy ride of marriage! Marriage comes with its own set of trials and difficulties, so it is important to have certain constants. One of those constants should be an equal respect that each partner has for each other. The moment that one partner feels they are above the other person, for whatever reason, begins a dangerous downward spiral of a bad marriage. Equal partners does not mean that they are the same. A husband and wife bring certain qualities and responsibilities that complete and help a marriage become the best that it can be. A lot of times we see the man in the relationship take full responsibility of the family, or make all the decisions. This is not how a marriage should work, or how God intended it to be.

President Hunter said," The Lord intended that the wife be... a companion equal and necessary in full partnership... For a man to operate independent of or without regard to the feelings and counsel of his wife in governing the family is to expensive  unrighteous dominion," (Hunter, 1994.p.51)

If we do not think we should be equal partners in a marriage, then we do not truly love the other person. If we truly love our partner, we will want to make sure that they are involved in every decision, that we consider their feelings and opinion, and that there is a united front. A husband and wife should be equal partners where they are always working together and making sure that they are both included in making decisions.
Research has shown that marriages with an equal partnership, have happier relationships and they have more effective partnering skills. What a surprise right? When parents are able to come to an agreed decision and stand together as one, they show their children that they are one. It makes things easier for the parents because the children know that there is not one parent that is above the other.