I agree with Princess Perky that a marriage is a partnership, and that can work for good or bad. I am finding that many people have partners that compliment them. Ex: Derek is patient to a fault, while I have an impatient streak that could rival the gulf stream. A lot of people have commented that while both may tend to save, one partner is stronger on saving for goals, while the other for a rainy day, or something like that.
Thanks everyone for your great comments. It's amazing, we've lived together for more than two years, and talked about spending our lives together, made a lot of decisions together. Yet, since he proposed, while nothing has changed, everything has changed. Those four little words make the mindset radically different. I thought after so much time I'd want to get married quickly, but I'm finding 1) I am enjoying being engaged, and 2) there is so much going on, mentally as well as in real life, that taking almost 18months is ok.
BTW - after almost a year, I've finally got him adjusting to using coupons. Yay!
