More on Relationships

This week was very insightful. I don't know if I can put all my words together and make it sound good, but here it goes. Remember DCEM. That stands for Dating, Courtship Engagement, and Marriage. In dating, you want to meet and date many people and do many different activities with them. In courtship, or serious dating, you are more exclusive, it's boyfriend and girlfriend, you get there with a "DTR", which some call a define the relationship. Engagement comes after a time of courting, and it's during this time you plan the wedding and your living situation after marriage, as well as any other things that marriage deals with. Dating is good because the man can practice 'protecting' the woman and 'providing' for her, whereas the woman can practice nurturing. So, during engagement, again, you're planning the wedding, you can involve families, as long as you establish proper boundaries. The proposal itself should be thoughtful, special, and planned ahead. That does not mean it has to be expensive. And speaking of expensive, a study showed more success among married couples who spent 2,500$ or less on their wedding ring than those couples who spent more. Within a marriage, you have to plan for things like adjusting to the mundane together, lifestyle changes, joining money, sharing space, time, obligations, negotiating. You have to budget time and money. You have to think about what is good for both. Most of these can be practiced while dating, courting, and being engaged.