{"id":477,"date":"2007-02-14T21:52:24","date_gmt":"2007-02-14T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jir.no-ip.org\/wordpress\/?p=477"},"modified":"2007-02-14T21:52:24","modified_gmt":"2007-02-14T13:52:24","slug":"questions-couples-should-ask-or-wish-they-had-before-marrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/?p=477","title":{"rendered":"Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From the Times,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/12\/17\/fashion\/weddings\/17FIELDBOX.html?ex=1171342800&#038;en=f5fbcfcb4f423f96&#038;ei=5070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/12\/17\/fashion\/weddings\/17FIELDBOX.html?ex=1171342800&#038;en=f5fbcfcb4f423f96&#038;ei=5070<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;relationship experts report that too many couples fail to ask each other critical questions before marrying. Here are a few key ones that couples should consider asking&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) Have we discussed whether or not to have children, and if the answer is yes, who is going to be the primary care giver?<\/p>\n<p>2) Do we have a clear idea of each other?s financial obligations and goals, and do our ideas about spending and saving mesh?<\/p>\n<p>3) Have we discussed our expectations for how the household will be maintained, and are we in agreement on who will manage the chores?<\/p>\n<p>4) Have we fully disclosed our health histories, both physical and mental?<\/p>\n<p>5) Is my partner affectionate to the degree that I expect?<\/p>\n<p>6) Can we comfortably and openly discuss our sexual needs, preferences and fears?<\/p>\n<p>7) Will there be a television in the bedroom?<\/p>\n<p>8) Do we truly listen to each other and fairly consider one another?s ideas and complaints?<\/p>\n<p>9) Have we reached a clear understanding of each other?s spiritual beliefs and needs, and have we discussed when and how our children will be exposed to religious\/moral education?<\/p>\n<p>10) Do we like and respect each other?s friends?<\/p>\n<p>11) Do we value and respect each other?s parents, and is either of us concerned about whether the parents will interfere with the relationship?<\/p>\n<p>12) What does my family do that annoys you?<\/p>\n<p>13) Are there some things that you and I are NOT prepared to give up in the marriage?<\/p>\n<p>14) If one of us were to be offered a career opportunity in a location far from the other?s family, are we prepared to move?<\/p>\n<p>15) Does each of us feel fully confident in the other?s commitment to the marriage and believe that the bond can survive whatever challenges we may face?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Times, http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/12\/17\/fashi &#8230; <a title=\"Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/?p=477\" aria-label=\"Read more about Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying\">\u95b1\u8b80\u5168\u6587<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-25"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jir.idv.tw\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}