The seven-year itch is one of the biggest fears of otherwise happy couples approaching marriage, or deep in their first years of otherwise wedded bliss.

What part of marriage is the hardest?

In marriage, you and your spouse are ideally working together to bring about your goals, dreams, and hopes. In any collaborative process, you will be faced with your limitations—its inevitable. And this begins to illuminate why being shown your limitations is one of the hardest parts of marriage.