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re-thinking the future
Replies: 1Last Post Sep. 18 6:09pm by eklipse
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me and my fiancee have been together for a few years and engaged for not too long.I am having doubts he is ready to be married.he can't hold a job for more than a month cause of stress issues.he can't change the empty roll of toilet paper out and throw it away.he won't do chores unless I ask him several times.he wouldn't even throw away a rolled up dirty diaper for our neighbor when we went over to visit.he won't change a diaper when we baysit toghether.how can I help him get more responsible and rest assured he is ready for the responsibility and commitment of marriage?

5:45 pm on Sep. 17, 2009
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Heyy.

You're going to have a bit of doubt when getting married, most people (most, not all) generally do when they're afraid/not sure of what's going to happen. It's only really natural, in all honesty. There are so many things happening with you and your fiance that you probably would benefit greatly from stepping back and looking at the situation as an outsider. Just try not to rush things, and look at all the possible questions that might come up in the near future. For instance:

  • Can we financially make ourselves stable?
  • Will he eventually find a job that he holds?
  • If we run into trouble (debt, etc.) do we have options to help us?
  • Will these problems tear us apart down the road?
  • Will he eventually be willing to do things without you asking?
Sure you two might still be a young couple, which means he has far to mature and a lot to alleviate off of his back. He needs to buckle down and change his attitude not only towards his life with you, but also his life towards his future with a career. Perhaps you should give him a push and talk to him about things he's interested in. Try to get him find something that he has fun in doing, rather than some place where he'll become overly stressed. Help him find a job where it seems like "fun" rather than work.

As for getting him more mature, these things aren't really a learned concept especially as we grow older. It will take him and perhaps you calling him on some things for him to realize that there is actually something going wrong. He will eventually come around, but as long as you don't show him that he needs more responsibility and commitment, he most likely will continue acting in this manner. Just a suggestion, but: If you say you want to postpone the wedding, maybe this will get him to realize there is something wrong. It will easily open up some dialogue between the two of you. This may also just show him/shove him down the path that he needs to be looking towards. :)

Good luck, and I hope everything turns out great for the both of you.
~Wayne

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