Posted on 12/30/2006 5:43:21 PM PST by leadpencil1
Relationship experts report that too many couples fail to ask each other critical questions before marrying. Here are a few key ones that couples should consider asking:
1) Have we discussed whether or not to have children, and if the answer is yes, who is going to be the primary care giver?
2) Do we have a clear idea of each other’s financial obligations and goals, and do our ideas about spending and saving mesh?
3) Have we discussed our expectations for how the household will be maintained, and are we in agreement on who will manage the chores?
4) Have we fully disclosed our health histories, both physical and mental?
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
2nd critical. Is he going to share the remote?
Are they getting married or opening a carwash?
Do you have violent frequent arguments with each other.
Do you love each other or just enjoy the sex.
Do you give and take or is everything one sided.
Are you really willing to forsake any other and bond with the one you love.
"Frequency and quality of sex" is conspicuously absent from the list. That's pretty important, IMHO.
#1. Will the lewinskys continue after we're married ?
You finally figured out why she was grinning walking down the aisle?
must have been written by a lesbian who had never married.
Most critical, is she a Giants fan?
Question # 88 : "If a tree falls down in a forest, and a Woman is not around, is it still the mans fault?"
The important thing is to check out your future mother in law, it would have saved me a lot of grief!
Which OS do you prefer?
This could be a big one.
"2nd critical. Is he going to share the remote?" This is clearly a man's domain.......
Not share the remote -- will he DO the remote so I don't have to write down a 'how-to' to look at every time I want to turn the xx&#$U thing on.
And the next question would be … how long have any of these “Relationship experts” been married?
This April will be the 35th anniversary between my bride and me. Never thought to ask these types of questions, never questioned our love and willingness to take the chance on marriage. No pre-nup … what is hers is hers and what is mine is hers …. ;)
If these questions were asked before our marriage, there would have been no marriage.
Idiocy = well funded study.
And will we watch wrasslin' on the TV in the bedroom.
Will you keep reading articles such as 'relationship tips' or 'keys for successful marriage', or 'questions couples should ask before marrying'?
She looked up the aisle, saw the alter and smiled at him....
forever after in her head she heard "aisle......alter......him"
Is he going to complain about all the horses?
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