[onewhippedpuppy]

I agree with the communication aspect of what you're saying Dan, if you and your significant other haven't already discussed every potential problem within your marriage, and how you will deal with it, you shouldn't get married. Luckily the marriage prep classes that we had to go through to get married within the Catholic Church were designed with this in mind, and while it didn't force us to cover any new territory (we are both very big on communication), I think it did raise some eyebrows with other couples there. Regardless of whether you get married in a church or not, talking about any and all potential problems, and just about the ways you like to do things, is essential before marriage. It always amazes me when you talk to an engaged couple, and ask them a simple question such as "do you want to have kids?", and they reply that they haven't discussed it yet. Doomed from the beginning........