Don’t go by the old saying; “Marriages are made in heaven”. The truth of the matter is that marriages are made right here at planet earth, and can only be turned into a heavenly experience by putting in lot of sincere efforts by both the partners. You might be having a serious relationship with your partner, and you might even be going pretty steady in your relationship for a long time now, but deciding upon marriage is altogether a different proposition.
It requires taking stock of the hard realities that you and your partner will be living at that moment. It requires planning your future, assessing your social obligations, your financial security, your would be offspring. It would actually require setting a fine balance between your realities and dreams. So whatever be the status of your present relationship, it is imperative that you do take stock of the ground realities before getting into a life-long commitment with your partner.
Steady & slow always wins the race.