Dating

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Once you meet someone and get to know them on a friendship level for at least one year, and you feel this is the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you actually entering into a dating loving relationship as a couple. While thinking about getting married, your life changes by your expectations, desires, dreams, and the type of marriage you envision for yourself. Many questions go through your mind as to what kind of relationship you might have. Will I be a loving, caring, faithful wife or husband who is ready for a long-term commitment and responsibility until death does us apart, knowing that divorce would not be an option? You want to seek advice in answering some of these questions before you say I, DO.

Preparation is the key. Seek premarital counseling to address those and other concerns that will come up in your relationship. Think about your relationship as one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. And having a solid foundation is the key to a healthy start.