“Remember to build each other up, to strengthen and sustain, to keep companionship lovely and alive. Remember dignity and respect; understanding; not expecting perfection; a sense of humor and a sense of what is sacred and serious; common purposes, common convictions, and the character to stay with a bargain, to keep a covenant - in these are the making of a good and solid marriage.” CharacterRememberPurposeUnderstandingCommonAliveSeriousDignityPerfectionSacredConvictionLovelySense Of HumorExpectingCompanionshipBargainsCovenantDignity And RespectCommon Purpose Book:Richard L. Evans--the man and the message Source: Richard L. Evans--the man and the message