What are the Right Reasons to Get Married?

Marriage is a sacrament institution based on love and mutual understanding between two people who decide to spend the rest of their lives together. A lot of ingredients are required to make any marriage beautiful.

Considering the escalating divorce rate today, one would be really skeptical to walk down the aisle with someone. In order to make your marriage work, the first and foremost thing is to marry for the right reasons. A lot of consideration needs to given to avoid any mistakes and only when you can think of all the good reasons to get married right away, should you make that decision.

Why Should I Marry?

Most people get married out of the pressure from the society and unfortunately your own immediate family as well. When everyone is progressing towards a certain stage in life, you don’t wish to be left behind. This though does not make for a valid ground to start a new foundation in life. Marriage is not a rat race and one must never be coerced into it or marry just because all their friends are settling down with someone. If you analyze the reasons why people around you got married, you would be able to better understand why most marriages fail or turn stale.Some really wrong reasons why people choose to get married are the following:

#1. You are scared to be alone

#2. You wish to be free of your parents

#3. It could also be because the other person loves you and you don’t wish to let them down.

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#4. You want ‘someone’ to complete you.

#5. You have been single for too long and now you feel lonely.

#6• You are pregnant and wish to get married to avoid any backlash that comes from the society.

#7. You are financially unstable and have no job.

#8. You are being pressurized to get married by family or society.

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Good Reasons To Get Married, Young

There is, in particular, no specific age which is good to get married. Any time you feel is the right time to marry because you have found the most compatible person is good enough. A lot of people get married young and their marriages work because they marry for either or all of the following reasons:

#1. Being in love is the best reason to marry someone

#2. Finding a companion who is also a great friend.

#3. You understand and respect each other's expectations and goals.

#4. You understand each other really well and help each other grow

#5. You are a great support system for each other and despite everything, your partner stands by you.

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#6. You are financially stable and responsible and there is no inter dependency in the marriage.

#7. You have courted each other long enough and no one can replace them in your life.

#8. Your head and heart are both into it and it is not a hasty decision.

#9. It is not just physical but rather there is an emotional, mental and spiritual connection.

Advantages Of Early Marriage 

Again, generally speaking, there is no specific designated time and age for marriage. If you marry for the right reasons at any age your marriage will work, though if it happens in the early years then you have a bit of an upper hand. You will have grown with that person and been there with him or her through all their ups and downs. Another plus point of getting married young is that you get to raise your children. 

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Now that you know what are the best reason to settle down, here is a list of things one must do before getting married.

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