Talking About Marriage

A forum community dedicated to married life between you and your spouse. Come join the discussion about love, romance, health, behavior, conflict...

How long and how often did you talk before tying the knot? How did you reconcile when there were differences? What did you do when it caused ...

What does marriage mean to me/you? · Why is marriage important to me/you? · How does our experience from our own families and childhood shape our ...

Without framing it as an ultimatum, talk about how you envision your future together. Let your partner know how much they mean to you by sharing ...

Some people are convinced that others always have a hidden agenda, and seemingly innocent questions are really coded messages.

Wait Until You Have Established Commitment and Trust. With trust, says Tcharkhoutian, often comes the marriage talk: "In a relationship, ...

How to talk about marriage with your boyfriend · 1. Drop hints · 2. Pick the right time · 3. Talk about personal goals · 4. Talk about ...

In some cases, discussing marriage too soon may reveal fundamental incompatibilities or irreconcilable differences. If one partner consistently ...

Ask him how he feels about marriage and whether or not he sees you as his potential future wife. Make sure you both are speaking about this in a ...

Marriage is two people walking together toward the same goals. It is a reciprocal companionship where each one has responsibilities. The man ...

If you take your time and don't rush into it, get to know each other properly first, and are open and honest with each other, then having the ...

1. Take the risk of initiating the conversation. If you love the person you're with enough to want to get married, the best thing to do is ...

Ready to Talk About Marriage? 10 Tips for the 'Next Step' Conversation · Drop hints · Timing is everything · Talk about personal goals · Talk ...

Most couples decide to have the conversation way ahead of their engagement. According to a survey, 94 percent of couples discuss engagements ...

If you know you want to get married, it can help to discuss it with your partner earlier in the relationship than you may think. Still, no ...

If you can, try talking about marriage early on, before it has to do with both of you as a couple. "Saving it all up for one big convo is ...

It means that he is finding you desirable and offering you a promise to marriage. This would be normal for people who are really committed. That ...

You'll need to have multiple conversations where you talk about specific topics, such as what you both think marriage looks like and means to ...

Nope, never a "right or wrong" time to talk about it - it purely depends on your relationship and how comfortable you both are about the topic.

1. When time is short, the last thing you need is to be multitasking when you've finally got time together. Never mind Facebook while you're ...