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cannot handle this situation, you should not get married.

For better, for worse:

The beginning of a marriage is always the easiest part of it. People change through time. The results can wreak havoc on your life. You promise to get through the hard times as well as the good times. It sounds easy but it's not. You have to truly be committed to one another in order to make it work. Tough times fall on everyone. Those are the times that your love will be tested more than any other. You can find yourselves at each others throats over the smallest of issues. Are you prepared to go through those rough spots?

For richer, for poorer:

These words are spoken quite frequently in wedding vows yet few understand the implications of it. You may have money today, but money comes and goes. If you are getting married because you think this person will always be able to provide for you, you haven't taken everything into account.

Many things can happen during the lifespan of a marriage. People get laid off or lose their jobs for other reasons. Those are the times you have to buckle down and make sacrifices. That is part of what marriage is. It isn't all sparkles and shines. Life gets tough sometimes. Are you ready to handle the situation if it comes to making sacrifices such as cuts in the home budget?

To love and to honor and cherish:

This often becomes a very difficult part of your promise to keep. You promise to love this person forever that is the easy part. The hard part is honoring them. To honor someone means that you will not disgrace them in any manner. Treating your partner with respect, caring and understanding isn't always easy. This is especially true when you disagree with them.

In order to honor your partner you must stay true to them. Being a loving partner means to put them at the top of your list. Honoring someone means to put them on a pedestal of sorts. Give them praise, especially in public. Dishonoring your partner is breaking your promise. Dishonor comes when one partner is not faithful or begins to talk poorly about the other. Can you find your way through the rough spots without dishonoring your partner?

Cherishing someone is easy in the beginning. You may not cherish them quite as much when you have to clean up after them. Can you truly cherish the person that you vow to when they leave the toilet lid up or hang their pantyhose over the shower rod?

Forsaking all others:

Infidelity is a major factor that breaks up marriages throughout the United States. This part

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