Nowadays, it is good to maintain in public that marriage is only one option among others and that mere cohabitation should have the same rights. But social reality proves that marriage still makes a difference. In the book The Case for Marriage (1), recently published in the United States, sociologists Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher show with data the long-term benefits of marriage for couples and for society. Benefits that justify marriage being treated as a preferred social option.

I am not saying that a single-parent family is not capable of creating a happy home where children can grow up healthy and happy, of course it is something that can be achieved with effort, tenacity and a good attitude towards life. But when a marriage is not happy being together it will be very difficult to get a family together or with healthy attachment relationships, and that is why today I want to give you some ideas of how a successful marriage can create a happy family.