{"id":24032,"date":"2023-05-25T14:53:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=24032"},"modified":"2023-05-25T14:53:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T11:53:14","slug":"the-foundation-of-a-good-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=24032","title":{"rendered":"The foundation of a good marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Patrick Mubangizi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The union of a married couple is sealed by a mutual gift of themselves so that they become one body and one soul, and so find wholeness and happiness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"align--justify\">The Oxford Advanced Learner\u2019s Dictionary defines marriage as a legal relationship between husband and wife. From creation in Genesis 1:26-28, God intended that man and woman stay in harmony as husband and wife; to be instruments of peace, have dominion over the earth and co-create.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"align--justify\">To keep a marriage afloat, husband and wife are duty bound to be each other\u2019s keeper through sharing love, joy and sorrow. That is why a man leaves his father and mother, and clings to his wife and the two become one body (Genesis 2:24).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"align--justify\">Contrary to this foundation of marriage, many couples continue to go through devastating experiences inflicted upon by their marital partners and other external factors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/lifestyle\/heart-to-heart\/the-foundation-of-a-good-marriage-4246516\">Click to read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-page-ad_wrap mobile\">\n<div id=\"mobile-article-ad-1\" class=\"content-page-ad content-page-ad_mobile\" data-google-query-id=\"CK_j4pezkP8CFUKvJwIdsKAFwQ\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Mubangizi The union of a married couple is sealed by a mutual gift of themselves so that they become one body and one soul, and so find wholeness and happiness. The Oxford Advanced Learner\u2019s Dictionary defines marriage as a legal relationship between husband and wife. 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