Marriage is so important, and many couples fail to recognize all that comes with marriage and the transitions that take place. One little fun fact I learned in class is that in the U.S. a couple spends an average of $27,000 on their wedding. To me this shows that they spend more tie and effort in planning the actual wedding than their marriage. Another problem associated to an extravagant wedding is that you go into the marriage in debt, and that causes unnecessary stress.
When you get married you have to learn how to mesh your lives together and work together with everything. You have to budget together, balance the workload, learn intimacy, and gain relationships with each other's family members. When you go into marriage, you have unspoken expectations for your spouse, called private contracts. These are sometimes expectations of a spouse to do a lot of the housework, or to have expectations on the amount of intimacy or affection you show to each other. It is best to discuss these private contracts before getting married, so you guys are on the same page and no one is disappointed in the actual result.
One other important point is to involve fathers in the process of pregnancy. It is important that they feel important and gain that bond with the child during pregnancy. ALSO, express love and appreciation for each other everyday!!! Refrain fro criticizing!
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