IF YOU are considering getting married, make sure you are getting married for the right reasons and not for wrong ones. Jennifer Gauvain: “If you take 10 divorced women and ask them whether they believed on their wedding day that they were marrying the right guy for the right reasons, seven of them would say yes and three will confess they had serious doubts long before walking down the aisle. That’s the shocking truth for 30% of divorced women.”
Here’s a listing of a few of both the right and wrong reasons to get married.
* Want to be free from parents.
* To have sex.
* To ease loneliness.
* To be happy.
* To show you are an adult.
* Because of a pregnancy.
* He or she loves you.
* To save or help someone.
* Because you want a baby.
* For money.
* Because all your friends are married.
* You’ve always wanted a fancy wedding.
* Out of fear that no one else will want to marry you.
* You think you are running out of time to get married.
* To have someone to “complete” you.
* For immigration purposes.
* You are tired of being single.
* Someone is pressuring you into getting married.
* You don’t want people gossiping about the two of you living together.
Right Reasons to Get Married
- You are in love with one another.
- A desire to share your life with another.
- To have a lifetime companion.
- Realistic expectations.
- You want to feel connected with a person you love and to grow with that person emotionally.
- Willingness to be there for one another while you each fulfill your own needs and dreams.