Family, Friends and Houseguests.
Couples need to decide how often family and friends will be invited over and how much time they’ll spend socializing because people often have very different expectations of what’s appropriate. He may not want your mother staying with you for two weeks at a time and you may not want his old frat buddies taking over the living room. So speak up early and establish your family boundaries.

“You have to make a decision that, if I’m going to get married, my family has to take second place, and you have to say that, they take second place. If you are not willing to put your family and friends second, then you’re not ready to get married,” says Judge Lynn Toler, from the show Divorce Courtand now on the new show Decision House.

Money Matters.
Money can be a sensitive issue, and we all need to figure out how to handle our savings, debts, investments and incomes. For some a joint account works fine, but for others, keeping your money separate or having a joint and separate account can be the key to staying together. Ideally we should figure out what system would be best before getting married.