Navigating a successful marriage is difficult. Jeevika Sharma, a relationship coach suggests some ground rules for those who are getting into an arrange marriage
Trust: A marriage, either love or arrange, without trust would never be successful. Both the partners must maintain trust by being loyal to each other
Time: No matter how much the partners know each other they need to spend time with each other to make the marriage work, especially when it's an arrange marriage
Family: In an arrange marriage one needs to know the family as well and it is important that a girl is helped by the husband to understand his family members
Do not criticize your in-laws. Treat them equally as your parents, give them time and meet them regularly
Avoid arguments: Do not bring up arguments which you both had in past. It could ruin the relationship. Moreover, you both are in the process of knowing each other, arguments could set a wrong impression
Do not hide anything from your partner. Be it about your past relationship or anything which your partner must know off
Partners should be open to talking or sharing information with each other being in complete control of their senses
Forgiveness: In a marriage both the partners should forgive each other over small arguments. There is no point in dragging an argument to an extent which would break the relationship