I am reaching the age at which point many of my peers are engaged and married. I am in a transitional period of my life and can barely fathom marriage in my future (or near future, anyway).

I would love to read about some of your life experiences related to engagement, marriage, and relationships in general. I know that we're all human and therefore imperfect but I am having difficulty understanding other people's relationships. The media idealizes romance and depicts often inaccurate portrayals of life (i.e. happily ever after...) but I like to keep it real so I'd very much like to hear some happy and sad stories about love from some of you!

How do you know you're ready to be married? What are some of the obstacles that strengthened or destroyed your relationship?

If you'd rather PM me, that would be great, too!

I know this is a lot to ask so I would like to express my gratitude in advance.