There is nothing more glorious than falling in love!

There is nothing more glorious than falling in love! What a wonderful feeling it is when, after all that searching and seeking, you finally hook up with that compatible mate. But wait! How can you know that the person you think is right for you is right for you?

All you have to do is make sure that you ask the appropriate questions. At the right time and place, we suggest the two of you exchange answers to the following questions:

 1. Kids or no kids

2. Smoking or no smoking

3. Drinking or no drinking? (Same for drugs)

4. Religious beliefs: Match? Blend? Clash

5. Who works? Who stays home (especially when the kids come along)

6. Who wants to live where?

7. Who controls the checkbook

8. What is their relationship with their family? Too distant? Too close, too weird? Appropriate to your standards?

9. How are holidays spent? At home? With family? Alone? Vacationing

10. Windows opened or closed? Heat/AC on or off

11. What side of the bed must you (they) sleep on

12. Where to spend vacations? Leisure time

13. Sick: Left alone or babied

14. Appropriate gift giving: birthdays? Yuletide holidays? Special occasions

15. Who does what around the house

16. What is acceptable hygiene

17. What are their hobbies, pastimes

18. Preferences: Music? Movie? Book favorites

19. Favorite foods

20. Pets or no pets? What kind

21. Decisions about the children: School, church, discipline, allowance, extracurricular activities, friends, and curfew?

22. Mealtimes: Early or late

23. Furniture: Vintage or contemporary

24. Sleeping habits: Four hours or eight?