So why isn't love enough for couples to keep a marriage together? I believe there is a fine line when it comes to the love aspect. Our loving response can easily be expressed in words, but it is more difficult to express if it does not come from a place where God's love is reflected. I met my husband when I was eighteen, I immediately knew that we were exactly the opposite, but we still had a chemistry that drew me towards him. I knew right away that throughout our relationship I was in love with him, but this love I was experiencing was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. Vince knew how to drive me crazy, I was often frustrated or angry with him for his responses to situations we faced. Just when the frustration seemed too much to bear, the urge to extend love and grace came over me. This expression of unconditional love I gave him made him want to do the same for me. Our relationship isn't perfect, but no one has one that is. We are not all perfect and are sinful by nature, so setting expectations that our spouse is perfect will only “cripple” our ability to love in the way God wants us to. Learning to accept each other for who God created us to be is important, this provides the readiness for differentiation to participate in the union of marriage. "The supreme purpose of marriage is the union of two individuals at the same time