| darthdevidem01 said: wow it sounds like you two have a great relationship, you sound like soul mates Whenever I get a wife I hope I'm as close to her as you are to your girlfriend before getting married. |
Yes, we do have a great relationship. However, great relationships don't happen naturally: you have to learn how to become a great boyfriend/girlfriend, and it takes time.
The best way I can explain it is this:
Many people spend years in school preparing for a career that will last maybe 30 years, while spending a few months or a year at best preparing for a marriage that (should) last twice as long. Do you think that such a long term investment should be prepared for? Any person can have the perfect husband/wife if they decide that the relationship comes first, and is willing to dedicate the time needed to prepare for living together for a very long time. No relationship is perfect, but if you can spend a lot of time focused on making the relationship better, before moving in together/getting married, then when you do finally make that plunge, you can do it with someone that is far nicer and more suited to spend the next 60 years with you. When you take that plunge of getting married, you may become occupied with life and forget that you can improve your relationship still.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
