The first advice I will give you is to get married for the right reasons, not due to pressure. Sometimes we end up telling ourselves, or we listen to folks who tell us, that we've reached a certain age or our biological clock is ticking. Our friends, our siblings, our mates, and others our age are all married, and we wonder what's wrong with us.
Now, you are not them, and every story is different. This is not a competition, and it's not about them—it’s about you. They may be miserable while they are married, yet you may be single and actually at peace. This is real life. Marriage can make or break you. You have to realize this is an important decision. You cannot rush into it, and you can't just settle.
There are many more reasons why folks get married. For some, it's because of wealth. They want to be comfortable, they want to live the good life, they want to belong to a certain social class. But all the money in the world cannot buy your happiness, cannot buy you peace of mind or contentment.
You may want wealth now, you may want to live the good life now and be very comfortable. But trust me—someday, years from now, you're going to want something deeper, something more, something richer and more meaningful, which money cannot provide.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is richer than her husband—a neurosurgeon. They’re still living together peacefully. We’ve never heard of any scandal or …
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33 days agoGetting Married for the Right Reasons
The first advice I will give you is to get married for the right reasons, not due to pressure. Sometimes we end up telling ourselves, or we listen to folks who tell us, that we've reached a certain age or our biological clock is ticking. Our friends, our siblings, our mates, and others our age are all married, and we wonder what's wrong with us.
Now, you are not them, and every story is different. This is not a competition, and it's not about them—it’s about you. They may be miserable while they are married, yet you may be single and actually at peace. This is real life. Marriage can make or break you. You have to realize this is an important decision. You cannot rush into it, and you can't just settle.
There are many more reasons why folks get married. For some, it's because of wealth. They want to be comfortable, they want to live the good life, they want to belong to a certain social class. But all the money in the world cannot buy your happiness, cannot buy you peace of mind or contentment.
You may want wealth now, you may want to live the good life now and be very comfortable. But trust me—someday, years from now, you're going to want something deeper, something more, something richer and more meaningful, which money cannot provide.