Yesterday, we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. 昨天,我们庆祝我们结婚25周年纪念日。

We can’t believe we are old enough to have been married for 25 years. 我们不能相信我们已经结婚25年。

And even worse than that is we have been dating since she was 14 and I was 17. 更厉害的是我们开始谈恋爱时她才14岁我17岁。

It's been quite a long journey together. 我们在一起走过了相当长的一段旅程了。

Recognizing the importance of building a successful marriage, we want to share with you our top 25 marriage tips. 认识到构建一个成功的婚姻的重要性,我们想要与你分享我们的排名前25位的婚姻秘诀。

The points we are gonna sharing with you are not listed in any specific order. 以下几点建议列出无特定顺序。

And it is our hope that these tips will help you enjoy a more rewarding marriage. 我们希望这些建议能帮助你享受更多更有益的婚姻。

Honey, why don't you start this off？ 亲爱的就从你开始吧？

Okay.1. Marry the right person. 好的。第一，与合适的人结婚。

There is only one way you will know if the person you are dating is the right person to marry and that is by spending time together. 只有一种方法你就会知道如果你约会的人是合适的人,那是花时间在一起。

We recommend dating at least one year before getting engaged. 我们建议相亲订婚前至少一年。

We dated for four years before getting married. Once we got married, there were no surprises. 结婚前我们约会了四年。一旦我们结婚,就没有惊喜。

2. Make your marriage your top priority. 让你的婚姻当作你的首要任务。

If you are married, there is nothing that should take precedence over your marriage and that includes your children and career. 如果你结婚了,没有什么应该优先于你的婚姻,包括你的孩子和事业。