Dating is the time when you have a unique opportunity to get to know someone on a deeper level and determine if your relationship is marriage material.
While there are certainly many important aspects to take into account when considering marriage, whether or not you and your partner are good teammates is a crucial but often overlooked point. Long-term relationships and marriage can add many wonderful elements to our lives, but as we grow more comfortable and settle into the daily routines of life together, the relationships become less about those butterfly feelings and more about the partnership you have with your significant other.
This isn’t to say that you can’t have romance after a certain point. You can (and should) romance your partner and spend time having fun and continuing to get to know them, but priorities change with seasons of life, and while date nights are important, they aren’t the end all and be all that they once were. Finding a solid teammate is definitely not the only thing that makes for a good spouse, but it’s an element of your relationship worth serious consideration. Read more…