How do you know when you’re ready for...
... a relationship and starting a family?
Is it possible I’ll just wake up one morning and suddenly feel like I’m ready? I honestly don’t believe in that and I can’t even imagine how that would work. Feels like these are huge life choices that you’ve got to be super conscious about.
And then there are couples who, without even thinking about finances or planning, just go ahead and have kids, get married, all that. Do I get that? Nope, not at all. I think you’re just overthinking everything, while those people don’t think at all and those are two extremes of the same thing.
I haven’t hit that stage yet, so I’ve got nothing to tell you there. I don’t know how someone even comes to the realization that they’re finally ready to settle down. Honestly, I think the first step is to stop hooking up through local dating sites and start working on building something serious with one person. And when you realize your life is no longer just about you, but about both of you, that’s when it hits you that the time has come.