Real happiness in a marriage comes when we decide to find pleasure in the spouse God has given us and to commit ourselves to meeting his or her real needs in life.
Of course, this requires that I give up the notion of the spouse I've always dreamed of, felt I deserved and want to demand.
So here's a question: Do you know what your spouse's real needs are? What will it take for you to find out? What will it take for you to become willing to meet them?