When is a Relationship Ready for Marriage?
The answer to that question depends on many factors and this article can help you determine when you are ready.
by PaulaH
When considering when a relationship is ready for marriage, there are some serious things to think about. Are you invested in the relationship beyond the physical? Do you have common goals? Do you feel like being a better person for the other? Do you trust each other? When both people have discussed all the issues, understand and accept each others’ strengths and weaknesses and are ready to make a solid commitment is when the answer to, “when is a relationship ready for marriage?” is now.
If you have common goals and have discussed them, your relationship might be ready to take that next big step. Have you discussed finances, living arrangements and children? Do you have a lifetime plan? When the answer to these questions is “yes” and each of you has similar goals and agree on how you want to pursue your lives together, then the answer to your question might be as soon as possible. You can feel better knowing you are both on the same page.
When you think of the other person, if you feel he or she is your best friend and you want to share your lives, then "when is a relationship ready for marriage" is easy to answer. If you strive to be the best you can in order to make the other person happy then the answer to this question is not as difficult to decide.
Do you trust one another? When the two of you are apart, if you miss the other person because you miss their smile and their companionship then that relationship is healthy. If, however, you wonder what the other is doing and are worried the other is cheating, then it is probably better to put marriage off until you have a deeper trust in one another.
When is a relationship ready for marriage? When both parties have carefully thought about the others’ good points and bad points, when you are willing to accept the negative attributes and you are proud of the positive, when you cannot picture your life without your partner then the answer is a big "YES"!