Some people claim love is most important in a happy marriage, while others believe money plays a decisive role. What is your opinion? Write a 300-word expository essay stating your views.
SAMPLE WRITING:
THE IMPORTANCE OF MONEY IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE 
         IN RECENT YEARS, WE ARE BOMBARDED BY THE MAGAZINES AND WEBSITES WITH THE TOPIC ABOUT WHAT MAKES A HAPPY MARRIAGE. PEOPLE’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS WHETHER LOVE IS MORE IMPORTANT OR WHETHER MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT LOVE PLAYS A DECISIVE ROLE IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE WHILE OTHERS HOLD THAT IT IS MONEY THAT DETERMINES THE HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE SECOND OPINION BECAUSE BEING THE FOUNDATION OF A MARRIAGE, MONEY IS DEFINITELY MORE IMPORTANT THAN LOVE.
         AMONG VARIOUS REASONS WHICH MAKE ME THINK MONEY PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE, THERE ARE THREE CONSPICUOUS ASPECTS AS FOLLOWS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WITHOUT MONEY, MOST OF MARRIAGES WILL PROBABLY END IN FAILURE. A GOOD CASE IN POINT IS THAT IN NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE NECESSARY CONDITION FOR MARRIAGE FOR MOST OF YOUNG PEOPLE IS HOUSE AND CAR, HOUSE IN PARTICULAR. IF A COUPLE GETS MARRIED WITHOUT A HOUSE, THE MARRIAGE IS CALLED A “NAKED MARRIAGE”, WHICH IMPLICATES THE INSTABILITY OF THE MARRIAGE.
         WHAT IS MORE, NO ONE COULD DENY THE FACT THAT MOST COUPLES WILL CHOOSE TO GIVE BIRTH TO CHILDREN, AND MONEY WILL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE BORN. THE PROVERB THAT POOR COUPLES SORROW IS OFTEN CITED AS AN EXAMPLE. ANOTHER POINT WHICH CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED IS THAT LOVE WILL FADE AS TIME GOES BY. ONCE LOVE IS GONE, A MARRIAGE WITHOUT ECONOMIC FOUNDATION IS EASILY DESTROYED.
        FOR THE REASONS PRESENTED ABOVE, I STRONGLY COMMIT TO THE NOTION THAT COMPARED WITH LOVE, MONEY PLAYS A MORE DECISIVE ROLE IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE. LEARNING THE TRUTH THAT MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT DOES NOT MEAN LOVE IS NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL. IT IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE. I WISH EACH COUPLE GETS MARRIED FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE AND MEANWHILE WORKS HARD TO LAY A GOOD ECONOMIC FOUNDATION FOR THEIR MARRIAGE LIFE.
