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Originally Posted by PrettyBoy
AKA Monet, the only thing where I would differ, is a relationship before marriage has to be serious for me, because that way I can determine if she's marriage material. If she's not serious, honest and faithful before marriage, she won't be in the marriage. Otherwise, yeah, you're on jam, and right on when you mentioned marriage and money. Sad, but true.
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What you are discussing is "Courting" a potential "marriageable" woman rather than just "random dating", which means to me a not serious situation to begin with.
Courting takes planning out the interaction more carefully with intent.
Dating is pretty much close to being just friends and hanging out or wham bam thank you ma'am...
When you removing dating from your purview, and change to intentional courting, you are a that time in your life that you seek a mate. The biggest issue is are you ready to actually BE in a serious relationship like that intentionally to lead to marriage and beyond. Because some folks marry for the wedding presents, rather than be "in the marriage".
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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
I thought couples get married because they love one another.
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You would think so, but you would be amazed how many folks actually do not... I am seeing in generations younger than me to truly have those thoughts about loving, however they are getting married at older ages past 30. But who knows? I think couples marry for myriads of reasons.
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