[The Devil and his angels] have.. persuad[ed].. humans that a curious, and usually short-lived, experience which they call "being in love" is the only respectable ground for marriage; that marriage can, and ought to, render this excitement permanent; and that a marriage which does not do so is no longer binding. This idea [comes from their] parody of an idea that came from [God].. Things are to be many, yet somehow also one. The good of one self is to be the good of another. This.. He calls Love, and this.. can be detected under all He does and even all He is.. He introduces into matter.. the organism, in which the parts are [set at odds with] their natural destiny of competition and made to cooperate.. In.. humans [God] has.. associated affection between the parties with sexual desire. He has also made the offspring dependent on the parents and given the parents an impulse to support it-thus producing the Family, which is like the organism, [but] the members are more distinct, yet also united in a more conscious and responsible way.. [Heavenly Father] described a married couple as "one flesh." He did not say "a happily married couple" or "a couple who married because they were in love".. . C.s. Lewis
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When people make the decision to marry, they want to make sure that their marriage will last forever and is right for them. They want to ensure that their love is genuine and true. They want to be certain that they will never be separated from the one they love. When we fall in love, it is a very powerful experience and can bring great joy and happiness.

However, falling in love does not mean that the relationship will always last. God created marriage as a stable union between two people who are committed to each other and love one another deeply. A marriage should not be based on sexual desire or fleeting infatuation but rather it should be based on commitment and obedience to God and the willingness to sacrifice the self for the good of the other person.

Source: The Screwtape Letters

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