Almost everyone will get hitched at one point or another in their life. Marriage isn't something that should be jumped into. It is a serious commitment that should be carefully thought through. These are some things to consider...

幾乎每個人都會被生活中的某一點或其它事情栓住。婚姻不應是跳進去然后栓住你的那件事。婚姻是一個嚴肅的承諾，需要大家的深思熟慮。下面的問題應在婚前仔細考慮：

* Do you love the person enough to stay with them forever?

你是否愿意和這個人永遠在一起？

* Do you like their In-Laws? Do they like you?

你喜歡對方的家人嗎？他們喜歡你嗎？

* Do we have the finances to support each other?

你們彼此能夠在經濟上相互支持嗎？

* Do we want kids? How many?

你們希望要孩子嗎？如果要，希望要幾個？

* Where are we going to live?

你們婚后住在哪里？

* Does this person have drug/alcohol issues? Is he/she a violent person?

你的另一半有過毒癮或嗜酒的記錄嗎？他/她是一個有暴力傾向的人嗎？

These are very important things that need to be looked at before the "I do's" start flying around. More than half of the marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. Divorce is something that can ruin lives financially and emotionally. That is why before you tie the knot, you need to have a talk with your spouse and discuss what you are willing to sacrifice to be with this person.

你在開口說“我愿意”之前，需要好好想想這些重要的事情。美國有半數以上的婚姻是以離婚收場的。離婚既可以破壞一個人的經濟狀況也可以傷害一個人的感情。你應該在打好領帶結準備進入教堂前與配偶討論一下——你愿意為這個人作出多大的犧牲。