While more are getting married, most are getting separated at least emotionally...

I hear couples everyday complain of not knowing the man/woman they married. While reasons behind this are of course double edged; many are a product of what we call 'packaging'. We live in perilous times when everyone poses to be what they are not, confusing the unsuspecting few.
Please let's listen carefully; you can take a camel to the stream but you cannot force it to drink water.

Marriage doesn't force people into loving or liking anybody, people don't suddenly begin to love you just because they are married already. Your man or woman should love you for who you are and not whom you pretend to be. Let me marry her first, by the time she will realise that the car is not mine it's already too late... Build your marriage on truth, save that honest man/woman the stress of choosing whether to live out their vows or not.

A home built on a solid foundation will not quiver nor shake when the storm comes.
Your marriage is the biggest house you can ever build, it is your ride or die. You must therefore, take precautions in erecting such building. People cannot be more honest than in marriage; letting someone else into your entire life and space. It hurts so much to realise that you were deceived into what you don't like.

He is not deserving of the love shared in marriage, that man/woman whose words are full of lies. Love does not delight in evil. When you build your home on dishonesty, love may stay in your home but will not delight in it, she will develop a disdain for your home and my leave. What I'm saying in essence is that love may cover such multitude of sin but that marriage will never remain the same. It would seem as though the enemy planted weeds in your garden, the weeds will choke up that tree in the middle of your garden.

Be honest while looking for love; love is patient and will listen to your story when you tell it, love is kind and will accommodate your inadequacies, love is not boastful and will not look down on you because of your story.
Let love lead, Love rejoices in the truth.