Before I Commit
Random questions I want answers to.
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2 min readMay 22, 2016
- Ignore the excitement for a minute, am I ready to be with her?
- Will you break me someday and leave me for dead
- Can I trust you to defend my honour when I’m not there?
- Do you trust me?
- Do I really need you?
- Do you really need me?
- Are we settling or is this the dream?
- Do I make you better?
- Does she make me better?
- Will you change? What if you change.
- What if there’s someone better for me, a more ideal fit?
- Should I hold out for that better person (who may never show up)?
- Will time change everything?
- Am I stuck on someone from the past? Have I really moved on?
- Are you stuck on someone from your past?
- Relationships can be financially demanding and I don’t want to be a cheapskate. Can I afford to be in one now?
- Will this change my plans?
- Do I want that disruption?
- Am I willing to relocate?
- Are you willing to relocate?
- Will distance change everything?
- Can I put pursuing my goals on hold to help her achieve hers?
- Can you put pursuing your goals on hold to help me achieve mine?
- Will we always forgive each other (easily)?
- Do you think of other people sometimes, wondering what it’ll be like to be with them?
- Do I notice other women more than I notice her (perhaps because familiarity has dulled my sense of awe)?
- Will I get tired of sharing my space?
- After the novelty has faded, how will her family treat me?
- Do I fit into her plans?
- Can I carry her without grumbling when she’s too weak to help herself?
- Will she always listen to me with her heart or will I merely be tolerated?
- Am I patient enough for her?
- Can we look after each other when we’re sick, vomit and all?
- What if you meet someone better, what then?
- Do you feel respected, regarded mindfully and accorded the honour you deserve as a human being and a woman?
- Do I feel respected?
- Can I swallow my pride or must I always have the last word?
- Will she be proud of my family?
- Can she handle all my truths?
- Am I brave enough to tell her everything, even the things I’m deeply ashamed of?
- Will she ever lie to me?
- Are there signs of future abuse?
- Will this last or am I just delusional?
You’re welcome to leave your own questions as comments.