This weekend Daniel told me about the advice that he recently gave to a couple of his engaged co-workers. I thought it was interesting to hear a guy's perspective on getting married.
Advice Part 1: Registering for china
Under no circumstances should you let your bride-to-be convince you to register for china. It will sit in a box for a long time, until you finally have a hutch to display it in. Then it will sit in the hutch. It will collect dust and you will only use it once a year - at which time you will have to clean it before you eating AND after eating. Not worth it {in Daniel's mind}. It is better to register for daily dishes that are durable since you will use then on a daily basis.
Note: we own china and have only used it a handful of times in almost eight years.
Advice Part 2: ALWAYS be honest
I think this bit of advice stems from the younger guys asking if you should tell your fiance she looks fat IF she initiates the conversation by asking you, "Does this make me look fat?" Or if she asks something like, "Do I have anything in my teeth?" Daniel has learned that you should just be honest. If you can't be honest about these little things when you are engaged, do you really think it will be easier to be honest about these things after you are married? What about the big things?
