The first and most intimate relationship for mankind on God's green earth is the marriage relationship; it is so very intimate that God parallels it equal with man's unique and intimate relationship with his Creator. We equally learn the intimacy of the one with the other and this learning is a very powerful two way street. The study, understanding, application, and practice of this parallel, is God's key to having a home that is a taste of paradise here on earth. Our world is replete with marriages that taste entirely different than that; determining to be a student of God's laws about marriage can keep the right taste in your marriage. "The joy of the LORD is your strength."