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Celebrity Marriages – Lessons We Can Learn – Part II

We were discussing what we can learn from celebrity marriages earlier. We discussed some power couples that broke up and some that stayed together. Why a couple works or doesn’t is a complex issue that can not always be defined by fault or by pointing blame in one direction or another.

More often s not, marriages do not work because there is blame on both sides. So what else can we learn from celebrity marriages?

Arnold Schwarzeneggar and Maria Shriver

Politics and glamour are part of life, but they do not have to be the bedrock of a marriage. A couple can share different beliefs and still make their marriage a success when they have love, commitment and investment in each other. Being willing to show support for your spouse does not mean discounting your own beliefs.

Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy

Passion, love and friendship are the bedrock of a marriage. When a couple remembers to laugh together, love together and form bonds beyond that of just saying ‘I do’ they can make their marriage last until death do them part. A couple can disagree, they can fight and they can even yell at each other, as long as they never lose their respect for one another.

Julia Roberts & Various Partners

Passion in the moment is no replacement for a deep and abiding friendship and respect. Partners who compete, who compare and who exist in the moment do not make good life partners. Commitment is a desirable quality, but love will not exist in a vacuum. You cannot make every person you meet ‘the one’ that you will be with for the rest of your life. That happens when it happens, you can’t force it.

Courtney Cox & David Arquette

Love and commitment are a by-product of friendship and respect. It happens most often when you are not expecting it. You may fall in love. But sustaining love and sustaining marriage takes a true partnership of give and take, mutual respect and mutual encouragement. When you and your spouse are each other’s greatest supporters, you have a good foundation for the future.

To Be Continued

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.