Preparing for Marriage/Dating

This week we talked about dating and selecting a life partner and such. My husband and I are a stereotypical homogeneous couple. We grew up within about 10 miles of each other, we are about the same height, he's about 2 years older than me,  we share religious commitments, etc. The readings that we have done in our book have been quite interesting actually but I feel like I could have benefited more from it before I got married (obviously). The research that is available is interesting and makes a lot of sense and really makes me want to warn people and help them. For example, cohabitation is so rampant in today's world and people think that it is necessary, good, important, preparation, etc. But couples that cohabit have so many disadvantages. If and when they actually marry, they are more likely to have problems and end up in divorce.  
We also talked about dating and that now days we are not following the steps to marriage. It goes dating, courtship, engagement, then marriage. A lot of people are just skipping some steps, adding others (like cohabiting) just sliding from one step to another instead of talking about the steps and determining each distinct movement from one step to another.
This just makes me want to tell everyone and help them do things right so that they can be happy like me! 

Anyway that's all I really have to say!