Keep Preparing for Marriage

These are probably the most important thing I have ever learned about marriage. And I learned them late.

- The only constant in marriage is change.

People change through out their lives, and their marriages must change to keep up. Always be on the lookout for new ways to grow together and new things to do together. Never stop trying to get to know your spouse better. Just when you think you have him all figured out he's likely to change again. Treat these changes as opportunities for growth: personally, as a couple, and in intimacy.

- Preparing for marriage is a lifelong task.

It might have started on your first date, or when he placed the ring on your finger. Or perhaps your preparation started before you even met him, or after you returned from the honeymoon. The important thing to remember now is that preparing for marriage is a lifelong task, largely because there is so much change in marriage. There will always be new challenges and new changes ahead which you want to be ready to meet head on. And in the mean time, there is always room for greater love, more intimacy, and deeper understanding of one another.