7 Kinds of People You Definitely WANT to Marry

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Throwing aside the proverbial “must-have” list generally compiled by every romantic comedy film, these qualities for a marriage are much richer and much deeper than liking the same kind of pizza topping. Like many fine things in life, relationships are at their best when they have time to develop and mature. Here are the seven kinds of people that are definitely the marrying kind
The Kind Who Prays for You and With You
Coming together in prayer before Jesus is one of the most intimate and powerful things you can do together. Marrying someone that lifts you up in prayer every day is the greatest blessing you can possibly receive. With divorce rates on the rise across America, the absolute greatest defense in sustaining a long and happy marriage is to be armed in prayer. “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Psalm 145:18

The Kind That Supports & Helps You

This is what it’s all about. There are going to be several days when you just can’t put one foot in front of the other or you can’t quite get it together—it’s in these sweet moments that you partner is there to brace your fall, help you pick up the pieces or hold you up.

The Kind That Is Your Best Friend

Friendship is a vital ingredient in a successful marriage. It can’t be stressed enough. An instant “love connection” is great, but after a few years, you’ll definitely need a best friend for those moments in life when you need to laugh and when you need to cry. Someone you can talk with about anything and everything and someone you can have no uncomfortable silence with. The whole “in sickness and in health, for better or for worse” plays out a LOT better when you are married to your best friend.

The Kind That Believes in You

With so many things in this world vying to destroy our faith and confidence, having a partner to reenforce their belief in you will enrich your life and relationship. Also, and most importantly, God has called us to, “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

The Kind That Puts Themselves Second

When you have a partner willing to put themselves second, they are showing their love for you in the purest form. “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3

The Kind Who Respects You

Lack of respect in a marriage will absolutely destroy it. It is the cornerstone of a relationship and a total necessity. Good communication, trust and admiration are all built on a foundation of respect.

The Kind That Loves You

This list wouldn’t be accurate if it didn’t include the glue that holds all the others together: LOVE. It’s God’s greatest design for us and His greatest commandment, so it’s no surprise that it’s the very essence of what marriage is. When you find someone that loves you without condition, you’ve truly found yourself a treasure. “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8

What Happens When You Stay Single For Too Long

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Reposted from: Jamie Rae

Let’s face it, if you go years and years without being in a committed relationship, you’re probably going to become a little selfish. Single people have much less emotional responsibility and can pretty much do whatever they want. But while the endless brigades of self-love and ‘me’ time are valuable, you will probably start to think you’re the centre of the universe pretty quickly.

It’s very likely that someone who has been single for a long time it’s because they’re too picky. Being picky to a certain degree is a good thing because it shows that you value yourself and you aren’t willing to settle. So people who have been single for a long time become less and less reliant on relationships, thus more and more picky. Unfortunately there are no perfect relationships out there.

Now continuing on with the too picky point: if you’ve been so long without a relationship, you may be scared of getting into one after being out of the game for so long. For this reason you might run for the hills at the first sign of adversity, or after the first quirk or dark characteristic of your new partner is revealed. Instead of working at it, you will be more inclined to just give up.
It’s possible that if you go so long without being vulnerable or putting yourself out there, you are going to run the risk of closing yourself off. Particularly the older you get, the harder it will be to let someone in. This might even result in a fear of intimacy, difficulty creating and maintaining intimate relationships, as well as a fear of commitment. Intimacy takes practice.
This is a big one for people that have been so long without a relationship: you forget what it’s like to coexist with another person. Single people have grown so used to doing their favourite thing every single time. They can do whatever they want, whenever they want, and basically operate on their own schedule all the time. Relationships are about learning to communicate and coexist together.
When you’re single for a long time you can sometimes lose some of your capacity and habits for caring for other people. And you can’t find true happiness until you learn how to care more for others than you do yourself. Being in a relationship is going to help you to learn how to not be so obsessed with what is going on with you all the time and care about someone else’s life every now and again.
Okay, now that this chronically single person is finally involved in an exclusive relationship, their hard work is only beginning. If you have been single for so long then you haven’t had to worry about how your behaviour is going to affect someone else. Until now of course. This can result in a few bumps, as how you act when you’re single is much different than how you act in a relationship.