I just read a study reporting that the average engaged person spends 12 hours a week planning their wedding. Since the average engagement lasts 11 months that’s 528 hours mapping out the big day.
A wedding is an important day in a person’s life. Over 500 hours might be overkill, but I admire people’s willingness to invest so much time and energy into making their wedding special.
What’s shocking, however, is that the average engaged person spends ZERO hours
a week planning for their marriage.
528 hours planning for 1 day.
0 hours planning for the rest of your life.
Does this make any sense to you?
Most people enjoy their wedding day. You know why? Because they spent time learning how to make a wedding great. And they executed based on what they learned.
Most people do NOT enjoy their marriage. You know why? Because they do NOT spend time learning how to make a marriage great.
Marriage is like anything else in life…to succeed you have to know how to do it.
They say that love is a mystery. That’s a lie.
Love is a skill.
They say you have to be lucky in love. That’s ridiculous.
To succeed in love you have to be smart…LOVE SMART.
What’s “love smart”?
There are specific things you can do that breed intimacy and connection. And other things you shouldn’t do that will destroy any relationship. Learn about these actions (get love smart) and your chances of succeeding in marriage skyrocket. Stay
ignorant at your own peril.
If you know someone who is engaged, share this with them, and encourage them to get love smart. It may be a sobering message during a time of blissful naivety, but you might save their marriage.
It’s a decision that you won’t regret!