Do long-distance marriages work? Hi, my name is Paul Friedman. I founded The
Marriage Foundation. Do they work or don't they work is an interesting
question because people have forgotten that you got married in order to be
happy not just on the wedding day but to be happy every day of your lives. In fact,
ever-increasing happiness every day of your life. Now, if you are thinking that
happiness is created by external events like getting a new car
or finding a new apartment or even having children together -- you're missing
the point of marriage. You see, in today's society, we've gotten away from a high
and true truth which is that we are souls. We even call our partner soulmates.
You're a soul. Your partner is a soul. What does that mean in this context? It
means your soul is loved. Their soul is loved. The connection between the two of
you is a very high-level connection of love between two souls that transcend
space and time. You can feel love all around you. You can focus that love to
the heart of your soulmate. You can receive their love into your heart. One
of the problems that we have is that our mind is always on these physiological
events, these material events. You can't touch each other
not physically if you're at a distance but if you're focused on your heart it
doesn't matter. There should be no strain because all
that is an indication that you're not connected at the soul
level. So it can work, it should work just the same as if you were sleeping in the
same bed every night. This has been going on for hundreds, thousands of years when
men go off to war and they leave their wife behind or the husband
or nowadays, the wife goes to see, leaves their spouse behind and don't even have
to have any contact on the physical plane but you have to nurture that love
within your heart. Remember, you get married in order to be happier every
single day of your life that happiness doesn't come from mundane existence and
achieving trivial things or acquiring wealth or things. True
happiness comes from the heart, from your own heart and building that
love between the two of you can be done whether you're together physically or
not. So the simple answer to the questions, heck yes it works. Do you need
to know more about marriage? Yes, you should. That's it! I hope this has helped
you. Blessings to you, blessings to your spouse, blessings to your family. And
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