Relationships 

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Before you say 'I do'

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Topic four: The emotional deal
Once we're married, we: (tick as many options as apply for each question)

won't row any more/will row just as much but feel secure in the knowledge that we won't split up/will row more because married couples always do

will take important decisions together/I will make most of the important decisions/he will make most of the important decisions

will talk through problems when we hit them/talk to friends and family about any problems we have/be prepared to get counselling if necessary

won't sleep with anyone else/won't flirt with anyone else/will still have the freedom to have sexual relationships with other people

won't go out alone with a member of the opposite gender/will still have friends of the opposite gender

will have a family more or less straight away/wait a few years before having a family/not have children at all

will need to put previous life plans aside/go ahead with our life plans even if that means spending time apart

will have sex at least once a day/will have sex at least once a week/will carry on having sex at roughly the same rate/will expect a decline in our sex lives as time goes by

will only part when one of us dies/will part if one of us has an affair/will part if one of us falls out of love/will part if it becomes obvious that we are incompatible/will part if the relationship seems to be blocking us from fulfilling our aims in life

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