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7 Subjects To Talk About Before Marriage
Effective communication and sharing is crucial in relationships. Discuss these pivotal subjects to better acquaint, inform and increase understanding between you and your partner.
1. Your financial history. How you manage your money is important to share with your partner.
Talk about your credit history including whether you’ve ever been unable to pay your bills, if you make it a point to pay bills on time and the extent of your debt.
Also, you’ll want to know if your partner is a “saver” or a “spender.”
Even if some of your money management history isn’t optimal, this is a topic to be fully open about when you’re about to solidify your relationship.
2. Thoughts about religion. How important is your faith? What religious traditions do you follow? Do you and your partner need to make some changes to incorporate your spiritual aspects into your relationship?
3. Ideas about having children and parenting. You might feel like your relationship is a long way from reaching a point where you need to discuss having kids. If you’re thinking of marriage, this is a necessary talk to have first.
Some questions to answer include: whether you want to have kids in the future, the kind of discipline you want to practice and how many kids…
