When planning a wedding, couples often only focus on the details of the wedding party or ceremony. In fact, what is more important happens after the party ends, namely when you and your partner start building your married life. Make sure you don’t miss the following preparations in your wedding planning.
- Prepare Your Mental Condition
During the introduction period, you and your partner may feel that you understand each other well enough and understand each other’s emotional needs. However, when you get married and live together, you will find differences of opinion that can lead to conflict. Did you know that disputes are the main cause of divorce cases in Indonesia throughout 2021? The results of the Databoks survey show that there were 279,205 divorce cases that were motivated by feuds or conflicts.
Preparing your mental condition before deciding to get married is important so that you can establish good and healthy communication so that disputes with your partner can be avoided.
The first and most important thing is to start by getting to know yourself. Understand your mental condition, what your weaknesses and shortcomings are, and how you respond when faced with conflict. Researchers have found that understanding yourself can help someone better understand and sympathize with what others feel. In the context of marriage, this can help you better understand your partner’s personality. Understanding each other can prevent you from prolonged conflict.