What are the qualitities of tolerance and trust needed in a marriage?
Tolerance: You need to be able to put up with the other person’s annoying habits and lazy behaviors. Everybody has their vices, and you can’t expect the other person to be perfect all the time. Life would be pretty miserable if you could never relax, and were always trying to be someone you’re not, so you shouldn’t wish that on your spouse. So definitely you need to have some tolerance to accept an incorrectly placed toilet seat, pile of laundry, or dishes left in the sink. They might also have interests that you don’t share, or friends you don’t like, but they need their space and they need to be able to do the things they enjoy and derive energy from, so you have to tolerate their irritating friend or computer gaming or whatever it is. Finally, you need to be tolerant of their beliefs and viewpoints. You might feel like you agree on every thing now, but as the years roll by, you will encounter things on which you disagree, and chances are that debate won’t change their mind. So you n
