Honoring Marital Vows

The Proclamation states that husband and wives should "honor marital vows with complete fidelity." We have been taught that our spouse is the only other being besides God whom we are commanded to love with all our heart. 

It is a common myth that marital affairs occur only because of a bad marriage, which is untrue. A troubled marriage does not justify infidelity. Infidelity has less to do with the state of marriage and more to do with the individual.
Infidelity is much easier prevented than cured. It is a common thought that infidelity primarily happens when spouses do not love each other enough, but infidelity is not primarily about love-it's about boundaries. It is important to know how to build up appropriate walls to protect marriages from any outside influences.
Broderick, 1991; Glass, 1999; Goddard, 2007 wrote this list:
"Wise Walls for Preventing Infidelity."

• Resist the desire to rescue an unhappy soul who pours his or her heart out to you.
• Don't share the most painful things of your soul with an attractive alternative, this develops deep levels of intimacy.
• If a conversation makes light of marriage, respond with something positive about your own marriage.
• Discuss marital issues with your spouse, work on the problems at home. If you do need to talk to someone else about your marriage, be sure that he or she is a friend of the marriage. 
• Don't have lunch or take work breaks with the same person all the time.
• Don't have lunch alone with an old flame.
• If an old boyfriend or girlfriend is going to be at your class reunion, be sure that you bring your spouse along.
• When you travel with a coworker, meet only in public places. 
• Don't flirt with anyone other than your spouse.
• Don't travel together with someone of the opposite sex when going to meetings for work, church, or in other circumstances.