You may find that getting marriage advice from your relatives in hard. They may be giving it to you before you marry, and when that happens, I would bet you are doing your best to ignore it. You may even be smiling and nodding, but all the while thinking that this will never apply to you. You, after all, will live happily ever after. What you should be doing is listening to this marriage advice very carefully because there is going to be something in there that you are going to use in the future. In fact, you may look back one day and wish you had listened harder.

Don’t worry though, most want to think only positive things when they first marry, and not listening to advice is common. That is why there are so many different places where you can find the same advice. If you don’t think books are right for you, and you find you are in a position that is unique to your family and friends, you may want to see a therapist.