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Marriages Can’t Be Strong Without Gratitude

Do you know why married people have affairs? It’s not because of sex. It’s because they grumble instead of being grateful.

Your spouse has 90% of what you need.

But because you’re not grateful for that 90%, you search for that missing 10% in a mistress. Someone fresh. Someone prettier. Someone more affectionate. Someone who smells nice.

But when you go home, your wife smells of paksiw.

She isn’t affectionate because she’s tired, taking care of the kids the entire day.

So you have an affair. At first, it’s exciting. It makes you feel wonderful.

But one day, you’ll wake up and realize you’re holding Miss 10% in your arms. You’ve lost your Miss 90% to get Miss 10%.

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Because of ingratitude, many marriages are destroyed every year causing children to grow up with broken family.  This has a great effect on their personality-building and self-esteem.  If all people could only be gratitude to all the blessings that they receive, then there will be no discontentment and failed relationships.  Although there are other reasons why couples separate, we cannot remove the fact that many people are not contented so they aim for more and destroy what they already have.