Gallery: You've Got A Great Idea. Your Wife Ain't Feeling' It. What To Do.

Ask any couple who’s been married past their newlywed years and they’ll tell you that marriage is a lot more than sharing your life with the one you love. Marriage is also a partnership. You share future goals and plans. You share living space. You share bills. All of these things require developing a way to compromise so that you can live in harmony with one another.

Some days are easier than others…

For instance, what do you do when you have what you think is an AWESOME IDEA, you bring it to your significant other and, let’s just say that she’s less than impressed? Do you give up on it to keep peace with your partner? Do you go along with it anyway in spite of the risks and problems it could present in your relationship? What gives?

Before making any major moves, considering applying these tips. We’re confident that if you do, you'll end up with a solution that both you and your life partner can feel good—or at least much better—about.