Jimmy Lau A successful marriage requires these four things. 1. Forgive . The person you marry is imperfect. You are imperfect too. So, don’t expect perfection from your spouse. He/she will make mistake and do things that irritate you. Therefore, if both of you choose to magnify imperfections, and to become irritated at trifles matters, then your marriage is destined for failure. FORGIVE! “ But if ye do not forgive , neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses ” (Mark 11:26). 2. Forget . A successful marriage consists of two forgetful persons who cannot recall the misdeeds done in the past. People who hold on to a grudge for life are not people who can forgive. My wife and I had arguments. The good thing is that we cannot remember those arguments. Love “ doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil ” (1 Corinthians 13:5). 3. Forbear . Strong’s Greek Definition defines “fo...