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Marriage is beautiful. It is a wonderful and glorious occurrence, which brings about a union of great minds and family. But, it can only be this when done with the right person for the right reasons. The reasons people get married differ, but I hope it is a right one. The "right" reasons for getting married is up to the person getting married, and who they are getting married to; so, this is none of my business. Although it is not my business, I hope the reason they get married is right to them and for them; and not reasons that they delude themselves as being right or because the society or parents believe it is the right time for them to get married. On the other hand, the right person is a very important factor to the success or failure of any marriage. Before getting excited about becoming a Mr. or Mrs., ask yourself some very important, such as: *  Are you marriable? * Do you even have a good relationship with yourself? If yes, how is it going? Is a healthy or an unhealt...

I remember when I was a teenager and someone said to me, "You are beautiful", guess what I did. I looked him in the eye, looked away and walked away. Well, technically, I couldn't walk away because he then said, "Stop there", and for some weird reason, I stopped and looked at him. He said, "When someone tells you, You are beautiful, courtesy demands you say, Thank you". I was shocked, so I said to him, "Thank you", and he replied, "You are welcome" and walked away. You may be wondering why I am sharing this, it is because I learnt a few lessons I would like to share with you. This remarkable event taught me the following: 1. It taught me how to react to compliments. Statements like: You are beautiful, You are cute, You have a nice build, are compliments and all it requires is a thank you, a smile, nod, or any reaction to acknowledge the speaker; and to be comfortable receiving compliments.  2. Not everyone is comfortable receiving c...