If you want a marriage that lasts, agree on these four things before you walk down the aisle: 1. How you’ll handle money: budgeting, debt, saving, investing, etc. 2. Your faith and how you’ll live it out together. 3. Kids: if you’ll have them, how many, and how you’ll raise them. 4. How you’ll deal with extended family. Get on the same page now, and you’ll save yourselves years of heartache later. | Dave Ramsey

A healthy marriage has one head—not two. Marriage works when a wife supports her husband’s God-given mission. If you’re not ready to follow his lead, you’re not ready for marriage. | Mark Driscoll