7. Humility I know it’s corny, but I still get caught up watching the 1950s mind-set of Ward and June Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver. They had such deference for one another. Ward looked out for June, and June looked out for Ward. Each considered the other as more important than themselves. Successful couples have a stance of humility toward their spouse. The whole basis of marriage is based on humility—that you are more important than I am. Paul says, “be subject to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph.