A lifetime partner is really a great idea. However nowadays people seem to have no patience at all, especially when it comes to their material wants. Everything appears to have been equated with the value of money. Love is a commitment one will have to consistently bestow for the partner’s welfare, not only satisfaction. Searching for a lifetime partner goes over and beyond material parameters. It would require a considerable time- year’s maybe- to be sure if couples are really meant for each other in terms of their mental, psychological, & emotional capacities. Time is the only factor that will ensure the success of a personal relationship, especially when both can match each others understanding & sacrifice for one another.

Most broken homes are the results of marriages that were built on a weak foundation. Searching for the right partner entails a wise decision not triggered by one’s impulsive nature in order to avoid pitfalls in marriage that ended in legal separation, annulment or divorce. One could consider the following:

1. Do we have both stable jobs?

2. Are we both mature for marriage?

3. Do we both possess the traits of responsible parents to be?

4. Do we both advocate Christian living?

5. Are we both healthy and physically fit?

6. Are we both free from any legal impediment?

If all the answers are affirmative then you are ready to settle down.