Are you prepared for Marriage?

Hi, Before going for the next step for marriage,there are few things need to fully considered: 1. financial status. It is best to have a good financial status before deciding to get marriage. Some couple may not want to stay with their parents after marriage,they prefer to have their own house and it will cost alot. And also for the marriage, it is also another expenses and some might consider for honeymoon. All these expenses have to take into consideration. 2. Mental stability and emotional Make sure you are mature enough to handle the marriage life. It is totally different with the single life that you are having all the while. After marriage, you will be living for whole life with your partner,you will see him/her everyday.Share happiness and sadness together and walk hand in hand for the rest of the life. After marriage,some obstacles may happen and both of you have to handle them with open-minded,talk to each other on any problem that you guys facing. Then solve them together. Be frank and trust each other. After entering the marriage life, your responsibility will be heavier, you have to respect your partner and when you travel to other places,you have to inform him/her in advance. Give him/her a call occasionally. If you can handle all the above matters well,then it means you are ready to enter the marriage life.

Hehehe. A friend once said that financial stability should not be on your number list when it comes to checking whether your ready or not, because you are never stable financially, and if you wait for it, then marriage may never come. I somehow agree with her on some level, though I do believe that when you get married you shouldn't expect that you parents will still help you financially.. I am planning on getting married next year, and my boyfriend and I are really trying to save up for our wedding and our future house.

these things are quite minor considerations. what matters is that you are truly committed to one and other, and love each other. my husband can't work because of his schizophrenia. so is he mentally stable? he has disability living allowance, and I work part time only as I'm his carer. are we financially stable? I suffer badly from depression. am I emotionally stable? by the logic you've shown we should never have married. but finances, mental health and emotions are up and down throughout your life. if you wait for life to be perfect you'll wait forever. what matters most is that you love each other and are truly committed to building a life together. then you are ready to marry. regardless of money, mental health or emotional well being.

I am now 19 years old and when I touch the age of 23 at that time,I will marry to a girl who should be sincere and lovable like me. I think after the age of 23 I will become physically and mentally prepared..

hello, I admired your thinking about marriage. Yes,you should be stable enough before getting into marriage especially with financial status. Because,marriage is not all about two person,sooner you will be having kid/s,and raising kids needs a lot of responsibility. In this time,you need to be financially and emotionally stable.

well when i was with my ex we were engaged but i never actually thought about marriage, what my wedding would be like. now i often think if i met someone would he be the one and if i would think about my big day

The best way to tell if your ready for marriage is to live with the person before you ask them to marry you, If you can stand it for a long time then your ready.

My boyfriend and I are somewhat prepared for marriage. There is no doubt that the love and committment are there. Financially though.. ugh.. it's a mess. He's looking for a job where he lives... I'm supporting myself, my daughter, and my roommate on a meager $200-$400 a month right now.. and that is VERY difficult. Every time it seems that I am able to save money, I end up having to spend it on something that comes up. I managed to save up an extra $40 this month, but it was in the form of checks sent to me by my clients. My identification card has expired, so the banks here will not cash them. It's $30 for me to renew my ID card. Then $3 a piece to cash my checks. So in the end.. I did all of that work for $4, as these customers are unlikely to be clients again in the future. UGH. If I'm going to get married, I realize that there will be hard times as well, but I want to be able to at least get started off on the right foot. I don't care if we have fanciful things.. Just what I need, a few wants once in a while. As long as the needs are met, I'm content.

I agree with what you wrote, but still I think the most important thing would be to actually want to get married. Not everyone is cut out for married life, even if they have a good income, they're emotionally stable, and all that. Another thing would be to find the right person. Marriage for the sake of marriage is a really bad idea. I know because it's happened in my family (with a cousin of mine) and it can cause a lot of suffering.

There are really many things that you have to consider before entering a married life. Things would really be far way different from what you're used to. Because of these, you must indeed be prepared for it or else it will just bring you a huge migraine. When entering the bond of marriage, you should not only check your own readiness but also your partner's as well. Both of you should work together to create a meaningful marriage life by then.