Preparing for Real Marriage

by Pastor Stephen R. Simons

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Masculinity and femininity – Uncovering the difference

A necessary distinction

What it is to be a man

What men do

What it is to be wise

Wisdom in men

The male soul, virility, and insemination

Men in relation to women

Warnings to men

Jealousy in men

The pursuit of masculinity

What it is to be a woman  

What women do

Wisdom, or is it love, in women?

Woman was taken out of man

Women in relation to men

Beauty in women

Warnings to women

Jealousy in women

Conjugial love and the love of children

Men can’t see love

What men and women both have

An afterthought

Chapter 2 – Preparation for marriage – Interplay and initiation

Foundations

Why marry?

Getting in the mindset for marriage

Common fallacies regarding marriage

The importance of being employed

The importance of education

Consideration of the delights of marriage

How to be ready for marriage

Chaste love looking to marriage

Principles of courtship

Determination to one of the opposite sex

Recognition

Consent

Conclusion