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Is your partner
marriage material?
With every spring wedding invite comes one question. No, not how much will the hen do cost you,
but whether it’s time to tie the knot yourself. Relationship counsellor Ammanda Major says if you’re
in an LTR, you should be able to recognise what you can agree to disagree on – and what you can’t.
Keeping your eggs in the fridge, that one family member who gets on your nerves, opposing political
views, even Brexit: probably fine. How you manage money, if you want kids, and whether you keep in
touch with exes: those are things you need to be aligned on. Unsure? It might be time for a big chat...