Prepare For Marriage

It is natural in most cultures of the world to expect young people to grow up and get married when they attain an age of maturity; however very few families make a conscious effort to prepare their male and female children for getting married. The most some families do is to ensure that their female children are domesticated. Female children are thought to cook good meals, clean the homes and generally keep the home homely and be obedient to their husbands. In some families, the male children are thought some points in leadership. This is good because some people get into marriage without knowing any of these and it does cause problems. However, being domesticated is not the only training needed to take a person through marriage. Nowadays, most families employ domestic assistants that handle these routine duties in the home while the woman of house plays a supervisory role. The church  has also stepped in to ensure counseling sessions for couples planning marriage; and this really goes a long way in alleviating some of the initial challenges of marriage. However I still believe that marriage can be compared to a life time journey and more and adequate preparation is necessary to prepare those getting into the honorable institution of marriage. People learn different trades for years before they start of those trades or carreers and while in the trade or carreer, training still continue. The challenges we experienced and also observed in other couples has inspired me to start sharing some insights that can perhaps help some couples through their phase of trials in marriage relationship.  It can also better prepare some couples planning to get married. Contrary to the woes expressed by many who are in marriage or who have been through marriage; God ordained this union to be blissful and advantageous to married couples. God bless you.