Want to make sure you are making the right decision about getting married? That you truly know who your partner is and that you can spend the rest of your life with them?
Avoid problems in marriage, heartache, separation and divorce by getting to know your partner NOW before you get married. How they cope with different issues and situations will give you a much better understanding of whether they are the one for you or not.
What kind of issues and situations should you be discussing before you get married? Here are some important topics and some example questions that you should really know the answers to before you get married.
1. FAMILY & FRIENDS - ESPECIALLY THE IN-LAWS
What values do you want to bring from your family into our marriage?
What do you like about your family and what things don't you like?
2. HEALTH, FOOD & WELL BEING
Are we happy with each other's approach to healthy living? Are there things that we could change that both the other person such as drinking, smoking, lack of exercise?
What is your family history and do you have any worries for your health?
3. WORK LIFE
How long will we be at work and from what times?
What gives you real job satisfaction?
4. ETHICS, CENTRAL BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS IN LIFE
Which person in your life as had the biggest impact on you and why?
Would you ever stand up and physically fight for anything, if so what?
5. FINANCES
How much do we owe in debts and what are our assets? What does our balance sheet look like?
How do we manage our finances?
6. SEX LIFE
Do you discuss with your partner what you love about sex and what you hate?
What are your expectations about sex?
7. HOLIDAYS
How would you like to spend your free time?
What be your all time holiday destination and why?
8. HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Are we happy with our social life? Is it there anything else we need socially?
Are there any hobbies or interests you would like to do in the future either together or on your own?
9. PARENTING AND KIDS
What kind of parent will you be?
What are your personal experiences from your youth?
10. THE FUTURE AND YOUR PAST
What do we as a couple want out of life?
What are your long-range goals? Short-range goals?
11. COMMUNICATING
Are we going to be honest and open in our relationship?
What is your way of dealing with issues that bother you?
12. PETS IN THE HOME
Do you want pets in the future? If so what kind?
What are the reasons for wanting/or not wanting a pet?
13. TYING THE KNOT AND THE HONEYMOON
What are the reasons why you would like to get married?
Do you have cold feet?
14. RELIGION
Does religion play an important part in your life?
Are you spiritual?
15. CONFLICT AND PROBLEMS
How will we deal with problems or difficult areas in our life?
How will we handle each other's contradictions?
16. FAMILY AND HOME LIFE
What will our strategy be for chores? Do we have different standards of organizing things and keeping things clean?
What are your expectations on "alone time?" Is this something that you need?
Avoid problems in marriage, heartache, separation and divorce by getting to know your partner NOW before you get married. How they cope with different issues and situations will give you a much better understanding of whether they are the one for you or not.
What kind of issues and situations should you be discussing before you get married? Here are some important topics and some example questions that you should really know the answers to before you get married.
1. FAMILY & FRIENDS - ESPECIALLY THE IN-LAWS
What values do you want to bring from your family into our marriage?
What do you like about your family and what things don't you like?
2. HEALTH, FOOD & WELL BEING
Are we happy with each other's approach to healthy living? Are there things that we could change that both the other person such as drinking, smoking, lack of exercise?
What is your family history and do you have any worries for your health?
3. WORK LIFE
How long will we be at work and from what times?
What gives you real job satisfaction?
4. ETHICS, CENTRAL BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS IN LIFE
Which person in your life as had the biggest impact on you and why?
Would you ever stand up and physically fight for anything, if so what?
5. FINANCES
How much do we owe in debts and what are our assets? What does our balance sheet look like?
How do we manage our finances?
6. SEX LIFE
Do you discuss with your partner what you love about sex and what you hate?
What are your expectations about sex?
7. HOLIDAYS
How would you like to spend your free time?
What be your all time holiday destination and why?
8. HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Are we happy with our social life? Is it there anything else we need socially?
Are there any hobbies or interests you would like to do in the future either together or on your own?
9. PARENTING AND KIDS
What kind of parent will you be?
What are your personal experiences from your youth?
10. THE FUTURE AND YOUR PAST
What do we as a couple want out of life?
What are your long-range goals? Short-range goals?
11. COMMUNICATING
Are we going to be honest and open in our relationship?
What is your way of dealing with issues that bother you?
12. PETS IN THE HOME
Do you want pets in the future? If so what kind?
What are the reasons for wanting/or not wanting a pet?
13. TYING THE KNOT AND THE HONEYMOON
What are the reasons why you would like to get married?
Do you have cold feet?
14. RELIGION
Does religion play an important part in your life?
Are you spiritual?
15. CONFLICT AND PROBLEMS
How will we deal with problems or difficult areas in our life?
How will we handle each other's contradictions?
16. FAMILY AND HOME LIFE
What will our strategy be for chores? Do we have different standards of organizing things and keeping things clean?
What are your expectations on "alone time?" Is this something that you need?
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