Can “2-2-2 Rule” Fix Loveless Marriage?

Some couples say “2-2-2 Rule” is key to a happy marriage but maybe overlooked is “Takes 2 2 Tango” sop having 2 do with commitment, respect & faith in 1 another. PAW: “If you don’t have that swing, it don’t mean a thing …”

The Fox story about suggestions on how to fix a struggling marriage begins by noting the obvious, i.e., waking up to marital malaise “may be one of life’s greatest stressors and sources of pain.” It asks: “What if a simple framework for spending more time together could potentially improve your relationship with your spouse or significant other?” The rule, we’re told, includes “having set date nights, weekends and week-long trips as a couple.”

Of course, having fun together will invariably strengthen any bond. It’s probably “essential” to a happy marriage between thinking, feeling, caring humans. But, if only life were so simple as a simple fix it rule. When the music stops for two dancers, though, isn’t at the heart of the matter whether they have a shared L-O-V-E for one another? Maybe working simultaneously on that fundamental while popping the campaign is the biggest, best and happiest note to strike? Just askin’.

Davd Soul