4 Skills You Need to Master Before Getting deeper into a relationship

Communication
Communication is one of the most important skills to master before getting married, regardless of how long you have been dating your significant other. Ensuring you are both capable of communicating openly and honestly at all times is a way to work through potential issues or problems you may need to overcome as a couple in the future. Having the ability to communicate your true thoughts and feelings without becoming defensive is also beneficial not only for marriage, but also other relationships in your everyday life.

Declaring that you want to make a relationship permanent requires that both parties  communicate what the ground rules will be... Not one person has the perfect answer for another person... therefore  partnerships require communication that let you set ground rules to follow when things aren't perfect... and miss understanding will happen ... Nothing will work well without rules that both can agree to as a default positions.  

Listening Skills
Listening is essential to improve and grow in any type of relationship, including the relationship you want to have with your significant other once you are married to  each other. Having the ability to openly listen while actively engaging in others’ stories and thoughts is a way to build and gain trust while also showing respect to family members, friends and your spouse. Showing your significant other that you genuinely care about their thoughts is possible by nodding yes while listening, making eye contact and asking additional questions relevant to the stories they are sharing. 

The 21st century technology allows us to find ways
 to let someone listen to us! At their leasure,

We are most vulnerable when we are telling our life's story to the person who needs to understands us best... Just remember your Miranda rights..... " anything you say, can and will be used against you" in a heated argument or a dispute... this  however should not make you be silent, but it should be kept in mind... If you can't be vulnerable  with the person you are planning to spend your life with..... Then you are not off to solid start...   
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Compromising
Compromising with one another is a key factor in keeping a marriage happy and successful for all individuals who are involved. Learning to compromise is necessary from both individuals who have decided to get married to one another. Once you are able to easily compromise with your spouse it is much less likely you are going to trigger an argument or conflict which can negatively impact your relationship altogether.

Compromise is always a sacrifice, it should never be one sided. It's an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.It should be  a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features.It is never a balanced compromise unless both parties agree that there should be sacrifice by both of you.



Financial Management
Learning to manage your finances more strictly and carefully is also ideal to avoid potential conflict related to money issues once you are married to your significant other. Financial management skills come in handy when you want to build your credit, apply for a new credit card or even take out a loan as a couple with excellent credit history. Getting your finances in order is a way to ensure you are moving forward in the right direction even before you are officially married to your new  spouse.

 Start with a test of honor... Just use the test the cookie jar theory.. fill it with something both of you like. every time one of you  takes something out of the cookie jar that person needs to leave a note of how much was taken and when it will be replaced. do not go out to dinner together unless you check and  balance the spending account.  I said "Spending account" which could and should be different to the checking or savings account. Very often couples don't think this is necessary... and this can be a big mistake.