10 signs that say you are long overdue for marriage

There is the need to do things that could be described as age appropriate. Marriage is one of the most important things in life; it is essential for one to make plans towards this phase of life and do it at the right time.

Although many people prefer to have certain achievements recorded in their names before plunging into marriage, it is still something that needs to be done.

At some point, marriage becomes a topic that is burdensome to most people especially if they have gone past the age they ought to get married. There are certain signs that say it is time to get married, when you start seeing these signs, then it is an indication that you should make your decision and do something about it fast.

Below are the signs that say it is high time you got married:

1. When you keep catching the bride’s bouquet

You have probably attended scores of wedding ceremonies where you keep catching the bouquet. You now have enough bouquets in your house that one could easily mistake it for a flower shop. Remember that catching a bouquet means you would be the next bride. This is a big sign you need to get married.

2. When all your friends are married

If you have been consoling yourself with the saying that there is a time for everything, you need serious help. What other time are you looking for when all your mates are married and you do not have friends to hang out with?

Do you have to ridicule yourself any further by becoming a big sis to a group of university girls who are considering getting married themselves?

3. When your friends’ children call you aunty

There is no point watching your friends rebuke their kids each time they call you aunty instead of mummy. That is a big sign you are not young and you need to take life more seriously if you have not been doing so before.

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4. When you know the order of event by heart

You have attended series of wedding that you do not need to have the order of event for you to know what point they are at the programme. You know what event comes before what and at what time it should be done.

You are so good that you notice when the engager makes a mistake and you even make effort to correct her from your seat. Chaii, your matter is a serious one.

5. When you are older than the other members in your single’s forum

At this point, you do not need anyone to remind you that you need to get married. You are probably the oldest member of the single’s forum organized by the church; the other members are people that were in teenagers’ church when you were in adult church.

6. When everyone has given up on you

Parents are known to be relentless when it comes to certain issues. But in your own case, your parents have left you to do things when you want to because they are tired of saying the same thing over and over. At this point, you need to get married.

7. When you start to calculate the time you first saw your period

You become bothered when you start to calculate how old your first born could have been if you had given birth as soon as you started your period, this is a huge sign you should probably go ahead and marry. At this point, you are sure you could have been a grandma at fifty.

8. When you have enough clothes from other people’s wedding

You have attended enough weddings you have a lot of clothes from being a groom’s man or bride’s maid. It could be so bad that you have every shade of color someone else may be considering for his or her own wedding yet you are still single.

It becomes embarrassing when you are tired of people asking you when you they would have to buy clothes for your own wedding too. My brother, it is high time you got married.

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9. When the position you are vying for requires you to be married

Another sign that says you ought to get married is when you are vying for a position where the eligible candidates are expected to be married. It could be really embarrassing then when you get screened out for not being married.

10. When you stop craving whores and prostitutes

When the whores and prostitutes you visit often become less desirable, it may be a sign you need something deeper than that. That means it is time to get married and build something meaningful out of life.

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