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This is how I know he’s husband material
All Woman, Relationships
 on May 21, 2017

This is how I know he’s husband material

BY FALON FOLKES 

HOW do you know if he is marriage material? This is a difficult question, because no one can predict the future. But choosing the man you’d like to spend the rest of your life with is a very important decision. This explains why most women are so fussy about this aspect of their life. Although it is impossible to know if someone will make a good husband for the next 40 or 50 years, there are certain traits that women look for in deciding whether a man is marriage worthy.

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sought feedback from professional women about attributes that the ideal man must have in order to be deemed husband material. Nicole Bailey, lawyer:While I’m getting to know him, I study how he reacts to various situations and to me personally. Based on my own Christian beliefs, he has to be a Christian and a committed one at that, who takes care of his responsibilities to God, church and his parents, especially his mother. He needs to be independent and ambitious, of course. He must be honest to the core, and he must be sufficiently detached from his past, in that all contact with exes must be cut off to the degree to which I’m comfy. This dude must know what he wants, and should have a reasonable timeline within which he plans to get to it. He should know within a reasonable time whether or not he intends to make me his bride. The extended and indefinite courtship without showing any inclination towards making us official is a sign that he is not at all marriage material. Veronie Frater, educator:He’s marriage material if he’s loving, trustworthy, independent, God-fearing, supportive, protective, smart, and a good communicator. Kristina Henry, athletic trainer:I don’t think one can really write a book about the ideal husband. Well, they can, but is it realistic? For me, I pay attention to the way he treats me. Is he a gentleman, is he supportive, does he listen, is he goal-oriented, is he spiritual, does he handle issues and money well? These are the things I Iook out for. Violet Brown, educator:I consider a man to be marriage material if he has certain key attributes. He must be generous, sincere, affectionate, considerate, God-fearing and have good deportment. Kayon Watson, writer:You know a guy is husband material when he doesn’t just want you, he wants what’s best for you. He makes you feel like you’re the most important woman to him. He never causes you to feel like you’re in competition with others for his affection. He makes you a better person. He makes you thankful for his presence in your life. When he’s husband material, you truly feel within yourself that this is the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, regardless of what happens. It doesn’t mean you won’t have disagreements and differences with him, but at the end of the day, he’s worth fighting for.

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