Not everyone is made out of a cookie cutter mold so every marriage will have different components of a healthy marriage as well. Your idea of wedded bliss may be a little different, but many successful marriages will have some sort of combination of the following 3 things: commitment, balance of power, and intimacy.
Commitment may seem like an obvious part of a healthy marriage, but this not only in reference to fidelity. Being committed to your marriage means putting your significant other first. Many times, in an unhealthy relationship, either the husband or wife will put work, kids, friends, or other activities before their spouse, leaving the other half feeling like they are insignificant and putting a strain on the marriage.
Balance of power is not as obvious as commitment, but it is just as important. In a sound union, the husband and wife share the decision making responsibilities.
Even if a decision falls into a field where one partner has more knowledge than the other, the spouse with more experience should share their ideas with the other so they can voice their opinions as well. Sometimes, a person with less experience in a field can think of a concern that may not be apparent to the other; allowing the couple to arrive at a whole set of options that would not have been considered before.Intimacy in a healthy relationship doesn't only pertain to making love. A couple needs to feel that they can share their deepest and darkest thoughts with each other without being chastised for their ideas. Making love is important, but being able to just act goofy with each other can also count as an intimate moment as well. My husband and I often blame the other for making each other goofy, but for the most part we just feel comfortable acting like ourselves.
3 Components of a Healthy Marriage Relationship