Is marriage constraining or liberating?
In this episode of the Building Us podcast, co-hosts Erik Garcia, CFP®, and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT explain why marriage is a straight jacket to some people, the aspects of premarital love, and how marriage makes you a better person.
A study from Harvard shows happiness and health aren’t the result of wealth, fame, or working hard. But instead, it comes from our relationships, and being in a stable relationship is linked to both physical and mental health benefits.
Love and marriage are at times crazy-making and at times gloriously beautiful, and experiencing both are part of being married.
Marriage reveals our selfishness, and being married to the right person will still reveal your selfishness which you’ll be then motivated to grow through and change so that both are focused.
Marriage doesn’t mean you can keep doing whatever you want, for the rest of your life. But if that’s your definition of a straightjacket, then maybe your expectations about marriage need to change.
“Marriage should be a place to come home to, from the storm. It should be a place when the seas are raging and the storms are crashing, a safe place to rest and refuel. So, your marriage should be a place that you turn to when you need support, and marriage should also be kind of this launching pad that sends us back out into the world.” –Dr. Matt Morris
