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When a couple decides to get married, they have made a huge commitment to one another. The basic wedding vows basically say that you will love each other forever. You will stand by each other through thick and thin. You will nurse each other back to health when one gets ill. Do people really pay attention to those vows? The divorce rate would suggest that people don't really know what those vows mean.

Being married is hard work. It takes a true commitment to work through things in order for it to work. If marriage is such hard work, is it really worth it? Wouldn't it be easier to just live together until you get sick of one another?

The number one reason that people "take the plunge" is because they say they love one another. The problem with that is that many of those same people don't know what true love means. True love is stated clearly in your wedding vows. In order for a marriage to work you should take a close look at those vows before you walk down the aisle and say "I do". You might be agreeing to something that you don't fully understand.

I take thee (name) to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife), before God and these witnesses:

The first line of the wedding vows jumps right into the heart of the matter. You are there to commit yourself to one other person for the rest of your life. If you are a Christian, your vow is not only a promise to yourself, but to God and all of the people that you share this day with.

To have and to hold from this day forward:

You commit to share with your partner you life, your body and your very being with this person. This is a promise that you make, therefore, you should be very careful in choosing who you say those words to. From that moment on everything that has been two will now be one.

In sickness and in health:

Be prepared. Sickness doesn't mean the common cold in this situation. Young people are especially vulnerable to this down fall. Long-term illness doesn't enter the minds of young people just starting in their new life. Everything is great and everyone is healthy. Just imagine that one day your spouse gets ill. Cancer or some other disease has taken a grip on their bodies. Are you willing to stand by that person in those times.

It's very difficult to watch someone that we love get ill. It gives you a feeling of helplessness like nothing else can. You have to become their nurse rather than just their spouse. You are supposed to remain faithful through it all. At the end of the day you will be weak and weary. If you

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