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My mother has always told me that I should not get married young. There is much that you can experience, achieve and learn during your single life. Many of which you probably cannot do when you are already married. It is quite impossible to go back in time, to the simpler single life, once you have stepped down the aisle on the big day.
Upon saying your “I Do’s” on the altar, there is no turning back. It is a promise that must be kept, through thick and thin, for richer or for poorer. And so, before you bid your single life adieu for good, here is a bucket-list of exciting experiences that you can do, at this stage, that can enrich your single life.
1. Make your very own bucketlist.
It’s simply now or never. Launch a book. Travel on your own. Publish an article. Learn a new language. Create a blog. Make a product. Build a business. Join a stage play. Take voice lessons. Take dance lessons. Do know that circumstances will definitely change once you get married. You can’t be too sure that you’ll be able to do these things once you have to raise your own family.
2. Treat your parents to a vacation
Bond with them before they give you away. Repay them for the guidance and support they have done for you since the day you were born.
3. Try living alone
If you can afford it, invest in a house or condo of your own. Develop a certain self-sufficiency to know yourself. Know who you are without being tainted by your partner. Know what you want. Know what you want to become. Appreciate the wide space and the independence this experience can bring. Because you might not experience it ever again once you get married.
4. Buy, drive and maintain your own ride
You don’t have to wait for someone who has a car to drive you around. Learn to be independent and self-reliant. It will be a comfort to know that wherever you are, you can fix your tires, do the reverse and parallel parking. And of course, once you have tied the knot, you can go out and shop whenever and wherever you want!
5. Pursue a post-grad degree
Actively enrich your mind by going back to school and earning an MA or a PhD. While you still have time and money to spend a day glued to a book, take this opportunity. Once you are married and have babies, priorities may have to change. And you may not have this opportunity anymore.
6. Have your own savings
It’s best that even before you get married, you are able to learn how to save, budget, grow your money and handle your own finances. You will be able to reap the benefits once you are married. The skills set you gain while you’re solo will help you handle the finances well as a couple.
7. Pray for the one
There’s nothing better than having a blessed journey to forever with the one you loved the most.
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