Abstract
The present study is focused on the factors leading to a happily married life. The sample included a married
woman drawn from convenient sampling. Semi-structured interview was conducted to investigate her
experience of being happily married and what factors she thinks are important to be happily married.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was applied as a research method. Sixteen categories emerged
after coding the data were Similarities of Religious Sects, Satisfaction, Compromise, Love, Care, Trust and
Understanding, Communication, Age Differences, Sincerity and Respect, Sharing, Forgiveness, Spouse
Temperament, Strength through Children, Family Structure, Education and Status, and Positive In-Laws
Relations. This study has important implications for married couples and counselors.
