This is a question being asked by many especially where it’s believed that, a man should not have anything entanglement with his wife until marriage. Now, that’s nice but you can’t just marry anyone you haven’t known or understood.
In this article, you will be taught on the following:
- How to develop your friendship with your partner
- How to resolve some arguments
- Some healthy communicative skills
- How to Build a lasting relationship.
Definitely, going out on several dates with different kinds of persons happens to be a great way of seeing the kinds of persons you are visually attracted to. There comes a time when going on a date wouldn’t just be fun but a pathway to finding the perfect match to spend the rest of your life with.
However, Dating in a relationship is very important because, it aids you know each other better. This very period of time is spent on seeing your individual differences and compatibility and to figure out if you should proceed to something meaningful with the person.
Perhaps you are already in a relationship and would want to see it lead to Marriage, Below are Seven(7) Major reasons why dating is very important in a relationship.
1. Dating helps you develop your friendship level.
Overtimes, my emphasis has been on “Marry your friend”. Dating creates an atmosphere where both persons meets each other and get along well. During the period of dating, you can understand your differences and what your body chemistry is like.
There you will find out, if your partner always acts crazy, serious or funny. Can your partner make you laugh and happy?
It’s been said that couples who laugh together last longer than couples who don’t.
Experience has proven that, couples gets less stressed and greater in joy while spending fun time together. It shows how important it is for couples to spend quality time with each other and for this to made easy, couples must first be friends rather than just being bedmates.
2. Dating Help you learn how to resolve arguments
Having a misunderstanding in a relationship is normal but knowing how to resolve issues makes the relationship work best.
Before you think of spending the rest of your life with someone you must learn how to argue with respect.
Going to bed in anger can really have a bad impression on your relationship. So in order to avoid this argument from spoiling things, meet your partner and try seeing their point of view.
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3. Dating will help you know if you can really marry him or her
Dating will help you know if you really get along well with each other and if you both share in the Same plan and vision.
Tips to discuss with your partner before Marriage.
Your Base/Location: Your partner may want to move but you wish to stay back in the city so as to be closer to your family.
Your Work: Your partner may want you to change your job for some personal reasons.
Your New Apartment: You may want to rent an apartment while your partner wants to buy a house.
Your family: your partner may not want any family interference but you may want your mother around the house.
Number of children: this should be a mutual decision, ask your partner how many number of children they want and how they feel before going further.
This are major areas of discussion to agree on while dating to be married.
4. Dating helps you develop Healthy Communication Skills
If there is no communication, there is no relationship. Lack of communication is one of the most common reasons for divorce in the world today. Therefore, it’s important you develop a healthy communicative skills to share your thoughts with your partner before taking a decision to get married.
Communication is not just in talking but also in listening. A great partner is someone who listens patiently.
A healthy communication involves the use of respectful speeches and not words that kills emotionally.
5. Dating helps you Examine Your partner’s reaction
- How does your partner handle anxiety?
- How do they feel when something unexpected happens?
Before you get serious with someone, you need to be sure that they are Patient, loving and supportive when things get harder and tougher.
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6. Dating helps you know your partner’s friends and family better
You can really tell a lot about a person by who they actually spend their lives with. One good thing about dating is that, it helps you know your partner’s family and friends better including The way everyone behaves and the kinds of persons you are inviting into your life as family.
7. Dating helps you know how your partner handles money
Speaking of finance, it’s an important part of any mature relationship leading to Marriage.
Tips to discuss about money.
As the relationship progress, will there be need for a joint account or will you keep them as individual account?
What kind of business would you invest your money in?
Always make it your goal to communicate openly about your take on money issue with your partner before marriage.
However, if you are in a new relationship, please take things slowly.
Dating remains very important for finding the right person to spend the rest of your life with and dating will help you develop yourself to becoming best friends.
Keep learning and growing your relationship to become the best.
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