How to Know if You Will Marry Your Girlfriend

Video Transcript

"Working on our relationship forecast today. Today we're going to be talking about how to know if you will marry your girlfriend. Hi, I'm Joe Cuenco with Family Resources. Just what are the indicators to know that you have found this girl that you want to call your wife at some point in time? What you need to ask yourself: What type of relationship progression are you making? Are you guys getting deeper and closer to building that solid love? What about the relationship fundamentals? As I said, love, trust, respect, friendship, communication. If those things aren't continuing to be built on and very solid, then you're going to have less of a core foundation to build on for the future. I would suggest that you attend a marriage education workshop or perhaps a, read some books by Dr. John Van Epp. There is some interesting work that he has done in the relationship attachment model, which really defines the velocity and veracity of relationship progression. It's all very good but it helps you understand who you are internally, what skills you have, what skills the relationship is going to need, and what skills your partner, your girlfriend, is bringing to the table. You need to be aligned on goals, day to day management of the relationship, and if you're going to progress towards marriage, have an understanding of the roles in relationships because you can't go in it having two quarterbacks; that doesn't work. You need to have an understanding of who is going to be responsible for what. It's all giving and taking; it's working towards a common goal, but at the end of the day, if you work towards this common goal with love in mind and you can't stand not being with this lady, then it's time for you to go ahead and pop that question. This is Joe Cuenco with Family Resources: Relationships for Life."