Speculation about the state of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's marriage continues to loom on the internet.

To not get married because you’re afraid of losing your partner one day is to make a teeny tiny dent in the inevitable part of human existence called pain.

You know your friend. If this is a childhood buddy, then you know her family history, her traumas, and her insecurities. You know when she is reacting to a relationship problem and when she’s just had a personal problem triggered. Keep all of that in mind.

You’ve given up on pet names, sweet tones, playful teasing, or any type of language that softens up talk about things like laundry and grocery shopping. If someone were to hear you talk to each other, they’d believe you were just roommates.

Everyone’s exciting at first. But you know what? All couples get settled and wind up in ruts if they don’t put in the work.

When you tell them how happy you are with your partner, and how much fun you have together, they give you a passive aggressive comment like, “That’s nice—but having fun isn’t everything in life.”

If your partner wants to be swingers or wants an open relationship and you don’t, the marriage simply cannot go on. When your ideas of fidelity are different, there cannot be trust.

If your marriage is already on the rocks, having a baby can have adverse effects on your relationship.

There are some couples who have already gone through a lot of hardship before walking down the aisle, so they know they can survive anything together. But most couples get to face pretty smooth sailing until saying, “I do”. Sure, they’ll have their lover’s quarrels, but the mere fact that they were able to plan […]

This can be a great thing as long as you know what to expect.