Personalities and character structures affect Mental strength

Personalities and character structures are of prime importance in this most important contract of adult humans. It is upon these factors that the success or failure of the marriage depends. When difficulty arises in a marriage, when there is discontent, frustration or discord, physical and psychic symptoms may follow. Preventive medicine has become increasingly aware that many health problems are precipitated by marital problems. While there is no such thing as a blueprint for a happy marriage, it is wise, before entering marriage, to be aware of the factors that are most likely to lead to successful marriage and those that may foredoom a marriage. Out of scientific studies which have investigated many thousands of marriages to determine reasons for success and failure, experts in the field have arrived at some guidelines.

CULTURAL BACKGROUND

 Generally, people feel more at home with others who have had similar childhoods and have similar customs, manners, and tastes. Certainly, marriages between people of different races, religions, and economic and social classes can be successful. But it is only realistic to recognize that such marriages must overcome extra problems, not necessarily insoluble but real enough-problems caused not only by social disapproval but by the number of adjustments that must be made. For example, a rural Southern boy and a city-bred Northern girl may find it quite difficult to arrive at a way of living that makes them both happy and comfortable.

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

 Not only the actual learning experiences but the experiences of being with others and the opening up of interests which Healthy Adjustment in Marring!! / 37 schooling provides can be of importance in marital adjustments. It is usually helpful to a marriage when both partners have roughly the same amount of education.

ECONOMIC AND JOB STATUS

 More important than the size of a man's income is the job he has, not alone the salary he gets from it but the satisfaction; the challenge it offers him; the fulfillment he gets from working at it; the possibilities it holds for the future, either in itself or in other opportunities to which it may lead. Generally, today, the more educational preparation he has had for his work, the more rewarding- not only in immediate financial return but in other ways-it is likely to be, and the better candidate he is for marriage.