Woman shares list of 20 things to consider before marrying someone and it goes viral.
Society puts a lot of pressure on people to get hitched, often by a certain age, which may help explain the high divorce rate. But despite what TV sitcoms want us to believe, being unhappy is not a byproduct of being married. And there are ways to avoid marital problems down the line by covering some bases before entering into a legal pact to 'have and hold' someone ''till death do you part.' And I'm not talking about the NSFW bases—although covering those before getting married is probably a good idea, too.
A woman on Twitter recently, in a service to the community, shared a list of 20 things to do and consider before getting married. She seems to know what she's talking about because her list went viral, and is receiving a lot of praise.
Here are the 20 things on her pre-marriage To Do list, many of them boiling down to open and honest communication:
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She also added a caveat: she's not promising this will 'save' anyone's marriage. Only that it could prevent people from entering in to an unhappy one.
After the thread went viral, she questioned if its popularity is due to a general lack of education/awareness about relationships and long-term commitment.
And finally, she closed on some important advice:
Many people are adding some of their own additional words of advice:
Got any of your own words of pre-marriage wisdom to add?! Share in the comments.