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[quote=Anonymous]Read some John Gottman books. I read lots of his books through my 20’s. Really helped me make decisions about whether DH would make a good life partner.

And I evaluated using these different areas:
Love
Romance
Sex
Friendship
Respect
Business partner
Roommate 
Parent

So many people marry because the love, romance, sex and even friendship are good. But that’s not what makes a good marriage. You have to have those plus the other areas.

I knew DH was a person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with is: 
—if the world blew up around us, I knew he could take care of things
—if we got divorced, he would raise our children in a manner I wouldn’t worry about 
—I could deal with the worst of him. When he’s at his worst, I can handle it. And he always apologized when he was cranky and really tried to do better
—he listened and respected my opinion 
— he went to a therapist at some point, so I knew if we ran into issues, he would be open to going again 
—he accepted and loved me, flaws and all
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