Getting married? Congratulations!

Before you walk down the aisle, you may want to make sure you’re on the same page.

LifeHacker has some things you should discuss first:

“How should we handle money?”  Are we going to get a joint bank account?  Who’s going to put the bills in their name?  How much debt do you have and what’s our plan to get out of debt?

“How should we divide the chores?”  50/50 seems best unless one person works a lot more…in that case, the person who’s not working as much might offer to pick up the slack.

“How are we going to handle disagreements?”  Try pretend fighting, and see how it goes.  If it turns into a REAL fight, that’s a sign you might have issues to work out first.

“Are you open to couples therapy if we need it?”  Being able to communicate what you are and aren’t comfortable with is important.

“Where will we spend the holidays?”  Will you do Thanksgiving with one family, and Christmas at another?  Again, it’s best to plan way ahead.  Traditions are hard to break and people get sensitive about the holidays.

“Do you want kids?  And how will we parent?”  The elephant in the room. Make sure you’re both on the same page before you say “I do”.