I like what Benjamin Franklin said about marriage
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When I was still working at the VA Hospitals, a Veteran once told me something that his Mom had told him.
She said, "Love is blind, but marriage is an eye-opener".
In relation to Franklin's quote, I disagree.
Go in with both eyes open, and keep both eyes open while you're there.
Just because you're both Christians does not make you a match. I have known couples who got married just because they were both Christians. You have to look a the whole person. Personalities and interests matter. I was teaching a sign language class at church and met a couple who had a newborn. Talking to them, both of them said getting married was the worse mistake they ever made. I asked them why they got married. They said, they taught a Sunday school class, their friends said they look good together, so they thought that's all it took. They never dated. They were not the only couple I met that did this. Go out together, one on one and learn about each other. I had one pastor who said, ask your parents and friends what they think of the person you're dating. They will see things you don't.
