"So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself." (Eph. 5:28)

Fathers, your son will form impressions of marriage and how men should treat women from observing you in action. If you display affection and respect for your wife in front of him, you help to show the love that is needed in marriage and sex.

Your daughter's future choice of a husband is deeply influenced by how you treat her mother. If she feels close to you, and appreciates the way you treat her mother, she is likely to select a mate much like you and enjoy a stable marriage.

All of your children will feel comfortable and secure when they know you and your wife are close and intimate with each other (it is pretty hard to hide it if you are not). Marriage then becomes an attractive goal for adult life. (From Homemade, by Paul Heidebrecht, p. 1)