Persuasive Speech About Marriage

You're madly in love with your partner for seven years. The way your partner looks at you and admires every piece of your being as well as the fact that you have known each other for years, assure you that he or she is "the one." Your relationship is just like the movies, and you can't wait for your story to have a sequel.

But if you'd take all the chick flick moments aside, what would remain? Are you best friends and confidants of each other? Or merely cold strangers?

Older folks used to say that marriage is not like a hot spoonful of rice that you can spit out once you get burned. Unlike in young, shallow love, there's no such thing as a "break-up" in marriage. Upon wearing those wedding rings, two persons vow to spend the rest of their

“What do you love and hate about me?”

Saying that you two "click" together and share similar interests isn't enough to take you and your partner to the next step. It's pretty easy to discuss all the characteristics you love about your partner, but you should go deeper and discuss the topics you're afraid to bring up - pet peeves and turn-offs. Talk about the habits and attitudes you both have to change, from the grossest practices inside the restroom to the insensitive remarks your partner says during conflicts.

2. “How will we solve our primary unresolved issues?”

Aside from negative characteristics, discuss all the issues that have been bothering your relationship for the past months or years. It can be your partner's past and exes, his or her extreme codependency, or his or her bad spending habits, which usually starts conflicts.

If they are bearable, think of steps you can make as a couple to resolve them. Remember that your mind and heart should be worry-free when you walk down the aisle, and the idea of spending the rest of your life with your partner should give you excitement instead of apprehension.

3. “How do your family resolve

Will it be necessary to narrate everything you did throughout the day with your partner, including the gender of the people you've contacted with?

In marriage, you will vow to be as one. However, privacy and "alone time" are also essential in keeping the marriage successful, so it should be clear to the both of you when to draw the line between a "committed" partner and a "possessive and suffocating” one.

8. “What role does the other's family play in our own family?”

Should you consult your parents regarding huge decisions. How often will you visit and socialize with them? When you have children, how much time will they spend with their grandparents and what kind of relationship should they have? Know if your spouse is raised in a strong family-oriented culture, wherein certain expectations have to be met.

Marriage kicks you out of your parent's nests. You will move out, raise kids, and have new sets of priorities, and make grown-up decisions. However, your bond with your "original" family should remain intact, especially when youngsters come to the scene.

9. “How would you know I love you even if I don't say