I have been married for 12 years and my husband is my best friend. We have had our fair share of ups and downs but the one constant has been the deep respect and friendship we have for each other. I turn towards my husband for support, humor, and ideas as I truly want his input and value his feedback. It has taken years for us to reach this point in our marriage and we both had to make significant changes individually. I am a huge believer in therapy and still regularly attend individual therapy to keep working on myself. There is no shame in needing or wanting help.

“Happy marriages are based on deep friendship… [and] a mutual respect for and enjoyment of each other’s company.” – John Gottman, founder of the Gottman Method, quoted from “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.”