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What kind of questions should my fiance and I be asking ourselves before marriage?
We met online and talked/wrote for nearly a year before meeting. Since then, we’ve lived together just over a year.
We’ve talked about the big stuff: kids, religion, fiances, sex and where to live.
While online, we also talked a lot about where and how we grew up and how that affected us, what bugs us and what we want out of general in life.
When we fight, we’ve talked about it and we’re not having the same old fights all the time.
However, living together and being married might be different and it’s sometimes the little things that can lead to conflict more so than the big things.
What do you wish you talked to your partner about before you married? What do you wish you new about your husband or wife before you tied the knot?
Did marriage change things and how? What do you wish you said or did differently?
What do you believe makes your marriage strong and work?
Any advice, thoughts, opinions, suggestions and/or websites would be appreciated. Thank you.
It sounds like you two have a good handle on things. Marriage does seem to throw some curve balls, but when set on a good foundation they are very manageable. With already living with him, you probably already know most of his quirks (like leaving the cap off the toothpaste, not hanging up his towels, ect ect) I’d say the only thing to remember is that communication and compromise are going to be extremely important. Have you thought about going to some type of pre-marriage counseling? Just to see if you’ve talked about it all? My husband and I did that, and it turned out to be a lot of fun on top of being helpful!! Best of luck to you in your marriage!!!
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