Components for the Happily Ever After

There are many components needed for a happy successful lasting marriage. Marriage is not an easy step for anyone to take, it takes a lot of commitment as well as humbleness for both spouses in the relationship. The first component that is important into having a long lasting marriage is falling in love with the person from the inside, not their physical appearance. The second component would be being able to communicate with the person that you are in a relationship with, which leads to a healthier long lasting relationship. The third component that is important as well is having to know the person for a couple of years before being able to spend your rest of your life with them. The fourth component is the man (or the woman, or both) having principals, which holds a very important foundation in the relationship. Lastly, the fifth and last component which does not lead to having a long lasting marriage would be a planned marriage. Overall, having a long happy marriage does require couple of components which require both partners into putting the effort to make it last. First simple component that signals long lasting marriage is falling for the person for who they are. A lasting marriage starts with falling in love with the person from the inside, not for their physical appearance. The looks is what attracts the person, but the personality is what makes the person fall in love. In order to be committed, you must accept the fact that the person will change over years. Candide said, “Well, whether she is beautiful or ugly now... I am an honest man, and it is my duty to love her forever” (Peter Constantine, Diane Johnson, Candide Voltaire, 2005, page 106, lines 13-15); that is what true love is about, looks wouldn't matter or yet wouldn't hold a big part of the relationship. After Candide actually saw Cunegonde, “seeing his beautiful Cunegonde browned and dried by the sun, her eyes bloodshot, her breasts withered, her cheeks wrinkled, her hands red and scaly,