The 4 Tests that Define a Marriage

I’ve never liked tests. Blood tests, standardized tests, school tests, those random “tests” that pop up on Facebook that are supposed to reveal things like your ideal place to live or your personality type…they’ve just always made me uncomfortable. Granted, I completely understand that tests can sometimes serve a very practical function. Tests can help us see how we are progressing and reveal where we are falling short. They point out dangers. They give us greater perspective so that we can keep improving. Over the course of a lifetime, a marriage will have a lot of tests.

While a marriage will have many more “tests” than the four tests listed below, I’m convinced that these are some of the biggest. In many ways, your response to these 4 tests could shape and even define the course of your relationship. I’ll give a brief explanation of each and some tips on how to “pass” the test together.

The 4 Tests that define a marriage are (in no particular order)…