MARRYING

• Do you both contribute equally to the household (either financially or homekeeping – both are of equal importance).

• Do you share similar views about your love life and know how to make each other happy?

• Is your partner also one of your closest friends?

• Do you want to grow old and experience life with your partner?

• Does your partner respect you and treat you as an equal?

• Do you respect your partner and treat them as an equal?

• Are you happy and content to be faithful and committed to this person for the rest of your life?

• Do you believe marrying this person will be a life time commitment for you and does your partner feel the same?

Try asking your partner to consider the statements from their perspective and discuss any of the points that you disagree on. This might prove a little tricky, but by doing this now it gives you the chance to resolve any issues and possibly even be stronger as a result.

Remember what we said earlier in the article - disagreeing on some of the aspects doesn't mean that your partner is not the right person for you - it may just mean that you need to work harder on that aspect of your relationship. All marriages require communication, compromise and effort to succeed, so given you're intent on marrying this special person, now's as good a time as any to begin down that path.