That You May Find Repose In Them, meaning that you become familiar with them, you incline towards them and feel tranquil with them, and this could be attained through having a pleasant life and and good relationship between the partners


Men are a repose for women

Allah (The Most High, The Exalted) said

They are Libas [i.e. body cover, or screen, or Sakan, (i.e. you enjoy the pleasure of living with her - as in Verse 7:189) Tafsir At-Tabari], for you and you are the same for them

Surat Al-Baqarah: 187

Ibn ´Abbaas and others said regarding this verse: They (wives) are a repose for you, and you (husbands) are a repose for them

Affection and mercy can be attained through good relationship between both of them, and by knowing each one´s rights upon the other, and Allaah knows best