Commitment, not communication, is the essential ingredient for a successful marriage

http://eppc.org/publications/commitment-chastity-mercy-are-the-building-blocks-for-a-happy-marriage/

“What makes such deep, unreserved commitment possible? God’s grace, which allows us to love in the face of ordinary struggles and impossible challenges. Couples sometimes treat the sacramental graces of marriage like a generous check received on their wedding day. They fear that once it’s cashed, it’s gone, so they don’t use it, saving it instead for something really big. Or they forget they ever received it and never cash it at all. God’s grace in marriage is a credit line (a lifeline, really) meant to be drawn upon daily. Unlimited, it’s available on request.

So what’s our part? Our task is to cultivate virtues — habits — that will help us live out our commitment to love. . . chastity and mercy.”