[johniegrad]

Nah. The key to a happy marriage is to have low expectations.

[af_vet_1981]

Much of the article makes sense ... which is unusual for the NYT

TALK AND SHARE GOALS Before walking down the aisle, couples should have a talk about their financial health and goals. They should ask each other tough questions: Do we want children? When? Who will care for them? Will they go to public or private school? What kind of life do we want? When will we retire?

The questions should be directed differently though, "Do you want children ? What kind of life you you want ?

[papertyger]

The key to a happy marriage is to be honorable and find someone who is reasonable.

[Drango]

NYTimes channels Bill and Hillary Clinton.

[org.whodat]

Marrying a rich woman helps a lot, ask kerry and mccain

[Huntress]

This article makes a lot of sense. I've never been married, but I have been in business with a couple of partners who were financially irresponsible, and who stuck me with a lot of debt that I'm still paying off. I never want to go through that again, so for me, financial irresponsibility is a deal-breaker in a potential husband.

[Hildy]

Here's the secret to a successful marriage...CHOOSE WISELY, TREAT KINDLY. Whenever my husband and I start bickering, I take a breath, lean over and tell him that I love him. It just takes the sting out of anything, and I mean ANYTHING we are fighting about.

Men, treat your wives sweetly, touch her, kiss her and tell her how much you appreciate what she does. Small things like that (even if at first you don't really mean it), works...fake it until you make it!