Marriage is not for kids, obviously. A good marriage can only be built by two mature people who are willing to forgive each other an overlook faults. Unfortunately, maturity does not always comes with age, and for most people it has to be consciously learnt and practiced.
If you want to make your marriage work, you must start making an effort before the wedding date is fixed. You must be determined to grow as an individual and develop different levels of maturity. Here are three specific levels of maturity you must develop before getting married:


1. Financial maturity
Money is one of the biggest reasons why marriages break up all over the world. If you don’t want your marriage to be included in that statistic, you must build financial maturity before you get married. Decide on your views about money and find someone who shares those views. Build your own income and develop your skills so you can add value to your family. Don’t go into marriage to be a parasite.


2. Emotional maturity
Your husband will offend you and hurt your feelings. That is as guaranteed as the next breath you’ll take. So prepare yourself to be offended and learn how to handle conflict the right way. One of the hallmarks of a great marriage is the ability to forgive and do so quickly. You’ll need to learn emotional maturity to achieve this

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