„[O]raz że cię nie opuszczę aż do śmierci…”. Próba refleksji psychologa nad możliwością dotrzymania obietnicy

Marriage is a relationship, which is an essence of a family bond in every culture and every epoch. However, contemporary relation between a man and a woman are not so straightforward and obvious. Love is a first declaration of fiancés, who associate it with a feeling, while forgetting about responsibility and ‘giving’ to another person. Faithfulness is usually understood in a very narrow way related mainly to a sexual sphere, whereas it also means loyalty towards your spouse in all issues and aspects. Honesty in a marriage requires empathy as well as transparency allowing mutual understanding and dialog. Till death do us apart is a pledge, which states lack of divorce, but also desire of intimacy, co-existence and presence with a husband or wife.