What is the best advice you can give a young couple? (23 and 20 years old and have been dating for 8 months)?

AMEN!!! take your time. Ask the questions. Know each other. Make sure both of you are on the same page. Take it from an Old man like me.





1. Do you want kids? if so how many?


2. Sex? How Often? *ya think i'm jokin? not in the least*


3. Religion?


4. Vacations?


5. Politics?





Some of these to a lesser degree, but, I promise you, you need to get an idea.





If she says yes to kids wants 6 and you say yes and 2, you have a slight problem.





If she say Yes to kids and you say NO, you have a bigger problem.





Compromise is nice, but, I guarantee, resentment will raise it ugly head.





Sex: He says twice a week, she says twice a month. You have a problem





He says, as often as we can. She say ARE YOU NUTS? I'm not having sex. You have ROOMMATES





if you don't ask the question, you live with the consequences. I have a bud who had great sex with his fiance. Once they got married, BOOM, off went the faucet and its been dry ever since.What is the best advice you can give a young couple? (23 and 20 years old and have been dating for 8 months)?
You may love each other, but don't rush into marriage....FINISH SCHOOL and get a great job! Communicate with each other and talk about your goals as a couple and set reasonable time frames! Put off having a family for a couple years and spend time as a couple and save for your future! Have fun, but be frugal with your money!What is the best advice you can give a young couple? (23 and 20 years old and have been dating for 8 months)?
Don't move too fast. Wait to find out if you are serious about one another before shacking up or marrying. I will be 23 in October, and married for 5 months. My hubby is 20, but we have been together almost 6 years before we did anything drastic. Time together tells. Time will allow you to see if you are compatible. So just wait it out.
Well first of all I would say finish school. Make sure you both have carreers that you can both be financially comfortable. Life is hard enough as it is but if you have a good foundation refering to a good carreer then you will one less problem to deal with. Most people that are married fight over money, especially when the money flow is not fuent.





Also make sure to always keep a good line of communication. And remember to always respect each other. Because when you have crossed the like of respect you relationship is over! Everything else kind of falls into place as you go along.





Good luck.
Don't rush into marriage


Use protection..don't have babies right away


Make sure you schedule several weekend getaways every year. Slow down and enjoy your 20's. Most divorces accure in the 20's and most people are not mentally ready to handle a marriage until they are in their 20's anyways..
Be honest. Let each other know your expectations from life. Before you bring a child into this world, try to get some training with children. Love each other but know that this love does not make everything right. Make sure that he or she can handle stress with out any kind of substance abuse to follow. I have learned so much from my relationships. I wish I could go back and try to make things a little better.
The bad times never last forever, they may seem like they do, but the good will always come back around.





People give up on there relationships very easily.... it's sad to watch.
Enjoy what you've got. Live for the moment, and if you find that your relationship gets more serious as time goes on, maybe you can plan for a long-term future.





But, given your respective ages, just enjoy life and have fun with it.
If you have your own separate issues, work those out before you get married. Bringing individual issues into a marriage will only make the marriage more difficult.
Don't rush into anything. 8 months is really not that long. And use protection. And you both should really be able to take care of yourselves before taking the next step.
dont rush into marriage.. if you were meant to be together... hold out for a few years... you'll still be together if you were meant to be,


a little over 50% of all marriages end in divorce.


Trust is the main factor in a relationship. Love and trust each other.


Me and my boyfriend have been together for over a year now.. he was in a marriage before we met.. so we're not rushing it... we're living together... and we are raising our daughter together.


Good luck to you two!
You should know by now if you would want to get married if you don't know yet then move on.
Don't rush into marriage until you can support each other. Financially, emotionally and spiritually support each other. And bring no kids into the mix until you are sure that you want this relationship long term.
Don't rush into anything that the two of you do not agree on.
Take your time, don't rush the relationship. Continue working on personal growth, finish college, travel. Have safe sex. Be honest. Life ain't easy - help each other through it.
If either of you have a ';myspace'; account- delete it.
enjoy each other and make sure you take advantage of all the places you can go together. Have fun and make sure you are always on the same path. Don't try to hold on to a relationship that has already run it's course. Make sure you are really in love with each other and respect each other before you get married.
The most common problems you will face are communication problems and money problems, so expect it. My wife and I made a promise that no matter what happens we will work things out!
The opinions of friends don't matter when it comes to your relationship. Best advice I can give any young couple.