Loveisthebaseofmarriage,andmarriageisthedevelopmentoflove.Inthepast,peopleusedtomarrywithouttheirownconsent,thatis,withouttheirownexperienceoflove,theparentsarrangedthemarriage.Twopersons,amanandawoman,whowereentirelystrangers,wereunitedinwedlock,andbecamehusbandandwife.Theyhadknownnothingofeachotherbefore,andofcourse,lovewasasealedbooktoboth.Thistypeofmarriageoftenleadstounhappiness.Tragicstoriesaboutill-matchedcoupleswereoftenheard.Soloveisthefoundationofmarriage,andamarriagewithoutlovewon’tbeahappyone.Andnowadays,withthedevelopmentofsociety,lovebecomesmorenoble,rich,fineandsubtle.Therefore,loveissometimesromantic;theloversdon’tpaytoomuchattentiontothetrivialofdailylife.Somepeoplefallinloveatfirstsightandrushintomarriage.Theyusuallyneglectthecommitmentamarriagedemands.Theymaycomeacrosswithsomeproblemsintheirmarriagethatislikelytoendupwithadivorce.Thisseemstoprovethatloveinamarriageisnotsoromanticasoneoftenimagines,butaspracticalasmutualrespectandcompromiseinthecommonlifeofafamily.
Familyinthissenseistheextensionofmarriage.Afamilybasedonamarriagemaylastifitfulfillsthefunctionofreproduction.However,nothingcanbemoreeffectiveforafamilytofulfillitsfunctionthanlove.Lovebetweenahusbandandawife,lovebetweenparentsandchildrenandlovebetweenallthefamilymemberscanpavethewayforallthefamilytoabrightfuture.Thefamiliesthatcouldsurvivethehardshipsanddevelopfromgenerationtogenerationarecharacterizedbyloveandharmony.
Inaword,loveisthebaseofmarriageandfamily.Onefamousmanoncesaid,“Inaworldofexistence,thereisindeednogreaterpowerthanthepoweroflove.”Inamarriage,loveneedstobemanifestedinacooperativeandsharingmanner.Andwithahappymarriage,thefamilywillbehappy.