Table 2.
Subsubcategory divisions, subcategories, and main categories resulting from the couples’ experience analysis
| Subsub category | Subcategory | Main category |
|---|---|---|
| Easy to get married | Appropriate beginning of marriage | Strong foundation for living together |
| Respect for the customs in the marriage | ||
| Individual and family similarities | Couple good fit in marriage | |
| Providing informed choice for spouse | ||
| Being influenced by the parents’ relationships | Modeling from others marital relations | Mutual commitment to protecting marital cohesion |
| Learning from other couples’ experiences | ||
| Loving each other | Deep emotional relationships between couple | |
| Having a sense of belonging to each other | ||
| Mutual respect in family relationships | Desirable interaction with each other’s families | |
| Being accepted by each other’s families | ||
| Having respect to each other personality | Having life skills for marital issues | |
| Supporting each other growth and promotion | ||
| Endurance in debates and disputes | ||
| Talking about sexual preferences | Strengthen sexual intimacy | Striving to improve sexual relations |
| Trying to meet each other’s sexual desires | ||
| Make themselves attractive to each other during sexual relation | ||
| Gaining sexual knowledge | Importance of proper sexual education | |
| Get sexual training for marital life |