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sight, but now they 'fight at first sight'. They quarrel everyday, bringing out the worst in each other. Type 2 - Mr Angel marrying Ms Ogress The husband is a 'prince charming', but the wife is an 'ugly toad' who is rude, crude and uncivil. The husband attends religious sessions at the temple while the wife is out gambling, drinking alcohol and being unfaithful. Type 3 - Ms Angel marrying Mr Ogre: Here, the wife is sweet and kind, but the husband is abusive and bad-tempered. The wife attends religious sessions at the temple while the husband is out drinking alcohol. Type 4 - Mr Angel marrying Ms Angel: The most compatible type of couple is one that consists of a Mr Deva and Ms Deva. They speak kindly to one another. They attend religious sessions at the temple together. They make charitable donations, observe The Five Precepts, practice meditation and support each other. They are a couple who accumulate merits and pursue Perfections together like a pair of angels living together on earth. Once we recognize which of the behaviours we and our spouse are exhibiting, we can make improvements and resolve to make our marriage more enjoyable. We can work together to solve problems that may arise in our marriage. We must continue working in our respective careers, make merit and meditate together as a couple. If we do not try to bring the best of ourselves into a marriage, we end up nurturing a dangerous wound in our relationship, and we will never find peace and harmony in our own home. Advice for Sons-in-Law and Daughters-in-Law Many people encounter a variety of problems in their marriages. For instance, a woman may not get along with her in-laws to the point that she and her husband can end up in divorce. For this kind of situation, perhaps we can learn from a story that took place during the time of the Lord Buddha Once, there lived a woman named Visakha (a famous PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com