Deciding, Not Drifting

Lesson 2 of 15 · About 13 minutes

Deciding, Not Drifting

How do we know we’re ready, and what should make us stop?

You are ready to promise when you have decided with open eyes, talked through what matters before fixing the date and learned your church’s mind on living together; abuse, an addiction, a hidden debt or double life, or pressure to marry are reasons to stop and get help first.

An hourglass in a gilt frame of four turned posts with Gothic tracery at top and bottom; most of the reddish sand has run into the lower bulb.
Historical witnessHalf-hour sandglassUnknown maker · ca. 1500–25 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art (12.23.1), Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1912CC0 (The Met Open Access)

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  1. The question in front of us
  2. How do we know we're ready, and what should make us stop?
  3. Sliding and deciding
  4. Talk before you set the date
  5. Living together before the wedding
  6. Asked before they promise
  7. When to stop
  8. What this course is, and who else to see
  9. Aren't doubts before a wedding normal?
  10. Talk it through

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