10 Pre-Marriage Solidifiers All Savvy Couples Agree On

Therapy

What You Will Do When Things Get Tough

How Important Children Are

Where You Want to Live

“Something that often gets glossed over beforehand that comes back later in the marriage is location,” notes Josh Jones, a Manhattan-based psychotherapist and Associate Director at The Village Institute for Psychotherapy. “Where we live is important. It's where we wake up every day. If you love where you live and never want to leave, or think you'd move one day if the perfect job came along, it's a good idea to make that known,” he says. After all, you both want to feel like you know what you’re in for.

The Definition of Cheating

Your Sexual Expectations

How Independent You Both Want to Be

That Change Is Inevitable

The Things You Disagree On

Core Values. (Duh.)