Setting goals in marriage - How to meet your needs - Setting goals in marriage is not always an easy thing to do. At the same time is very important. Goals help the couple learn to work together, stick, and experience a strong sense of accomplishment as a whole. There is no other feeling on earth like the last associated with the fulfillment of a long-term goal as a couple and know that I could not have done it without the help of the only person you want most in this life.