We still have time, LIW!

[CurlySue]

This list (which I found on "The Frisky") was discussed on a local radio station while I was driving into work today, and I thought it was interesting. It''s "20 Things Every Woman Should Do Before She Gets Married." Figured it might be fun to share, since we still have time to check some of these off the list.

20 Things Every Woman Should Do Before She Gets Married
1. Live by herself for at least a year.
2. Live with someone else for at least a year.
3. Recover from a broken heart.
4. Have a vacation fling.
5. Take a road-trip with a group of girlfriends.
6. Relish sleeping in a queen-sized bed by herself.
7. Get her finances in order.
8. Learn to love her body.
9. Have sex with at least one person she’d never want to marry (or introduce to mom).
10. Find reliable birth control.
11. Pay off as much credit card debt and student loans as possible.
12. Spend way too much on a something frivolous.
13. Exorcise all past relationship demons.
14. Travel somewhere exotic.
15. Establish a strong circle of friends.
16. Forgive her parents for not being perfect.
17. Have at least one night she can’t quite remember.
18. Experience some really bad first dates.
19. Find hobbies that fulfill her.
20. Celebrate her 25th birthday.
-- By Wendy Atterberry at The Frisky

In all seriousness, I think this is a pretty decent pre-marriage to-do list, though there are a few on there that I don''t think are all that important. I''d say that #15, #1, #13, and #7 stand out as some of the more valuable ones, at least for me.

 

[sunnyd]

14/20, not bad! I still have 2.5 months to have a night I don''t remember. Bach party?

 

[Lauren8211]

I always wished I could live alone for a year before I got married, but it just didn''t work out that way.

FI says I can if I want.

 

[ckrickett]

Date: 8/19/2009 11:41:44 AM
Author: elledizzy5
I always wished I could live alone for a year before I got married, but it just didn''t work out that way.


FI says I can if I want.

I''m the same way, thats my one true wish.

 

[Erin]

Travel somewhere exotic
Find reliable BC


Not bad. (........typing expeida.com........)

 

[misskitty]

Love this list! Great find.

 

[Still_Waiting]

I've got 13 out of 20. Not too bad!...not really thinking #9 would ever happen. #8 I'm working on! (I think that's a toughy for lots of folks!)

Fun list. Thanks for posting!

Oops. Make that 14 (forgot about the girls road trip I did in college).

 

[pluck15]

Date: 8/19/2009 11:29:45 AM
Author:CurlySue
This list (which I found on ''The Frisky'') was discussed on a local radio station while I was driving into work today, and I thought it was interesting. It''s ''20 Things Every Woman Should Do Before She Gets Married.'' Figured it might be fun to share, since we still have time to check some of these off the list.

20 Things Every Woman Should Do Before She Gets Married
1. Live by herself for at least a year.
2. Live with someone else for at least a year.
3. Recover from a broken heart.
4. Have a vacation fling.
5. Take a road-trip with a group of girlfriends.
6. Relish sleeping in a queen-sized bed by herself.
7. Get her finances in order.
8. Learn to love her body.
9. Have sex with at least one person she’d never want to marry (or introduce to mom).
10. Find reliable birth control.
11. Pay off as much credit card debt and student loans as possible.
12. Spend way too much on a something frivolous.
13. Exorcise all past relationship demons.
14. Travel somewhere exotic.
15. Establish a strong circle of friends.
16. Forgive her parents for not being perfect.
17. Have at least one night she can’t quite remember.
18. Experience some really bad first dates.
19. Find hobbies that fulfill her.
20. Celebrate her 25th birthday.
-- By Wendy Atterberry at The Frisky

In all seriousness, I think this is a pretty decent pre-marriage to-do list, though there are a few on there that I don''t think are all that important. I''d say that #15, #1, #13, and #7 stand out as some of the more valuable ones, at least for me.

I wish I could live by myself too! But I''ve always had a female roomate. I still need to find a strong circle of friends....all the ones I seem to have made at home are turning out to be flakes! And I''ve also never had a vacation fling....

 

[CurlySue]

I've done 17 out of 20. Not sure that's a good thing or a bad thing...

The one I really regret NOT doing is not having my own queen-sized bed at some point.

 

[winelover23]

19/20! Hopefully we can get #14 accomplished on our honeymoon!

 

[HopeDream]

Thanks CurlySue,

What a great list!!!

I've done everything except these ones:

5. Take a road-trip with a group of girlfriends.

15. Establish a strong circle of friends.

17. Have at least one night she can't quite remember.

18. Experience some really bad first dates.

5&15 sound do-able and appealing, but I just don't have the motivation for 17 or 18

Living a year on my own in Asia accomplished over half that list! Travel rocks!

I feel a little more secure about being a LIW now

Thanks,
HD

 

[lulu]

Did them all. But then, I didn''t get married until I was 41. And I loved being single and living alone until I met DH.

 

[lulu]

Oh, sorry. Not a LIW.

 

[audball]

Date: 8/19/2009 9:24:04 PM
Author: lulu
Oh, sorry. Not a LIW.

That''s ok! Your input is appreciated!

 

[BlueSki231]

Living alone for at least a year was one of my top priorities before getting married.

And I lived alone for a year and a half (not married yet though) - so I can cross that off my list!
There were some rough nights were I didn''t sleep at all.. wondering what that noise was or letting my mind go crazy thinking scary thoughts after seeing a scary movie preview (ok, i''m a wimp)
but I highly recommend it and it was one of the greatest 1.5 years of my life! DO IT!!

 

[misskitty]

Oops, forgot to add, I''m at 17/20. Hoping to accomplish #7 and #11 ASAP, and #8 eventually.

 

[crossmyfingers]

1. Live by herself for at least a year.
2. Live with someone else for at least a year.
3. Recover from a broken heart.
4. Have a vacation fling. (Nothing major, just a few kisses when I was younger.)
5. Take a road-trip with a group of girlfriends.
6. Relish sleeping in a queen-sized bed by herself.
7. Get her finances in order. (Ehhh... they mostly are.)
8. Learn to love her body. (I''m mostly okay with it.)
9. Have sex with at least one person she’d never want to marry (or introduce to mom). (I don''t want to do this.)
10. Find reliable birth control.
11. Pay off as much credit card debt and student loans as possible. (I just have a little debt.)
12. Spend way too much on a something frivolous.
13. Exorcise all past relationship demons.
14. Travel somewhere exotic.
15. Establish a strong circle of friends.
16. Forgive her parents for not being perfect.
17. Have at least one night she can’t quite remember.
18. Experience some really bad first dates.
19. Find hobbies that fulfill her.
20. Celebrate her 25th birthday. (It''s looking like that will happen.)

15ish of 20. I''m pretty happy with my results.