You are in love - you are planning to get married. You have discussed children, where you want to live, religion, your honeymoon, and many other subjects regarding your future lives together. Have you talked about retirement? Do you, and your soon to be spouse, share the same retirement goals?
In romance opposites may attract, when it comes to retirement, opposites can distract.
Sharing the same retirement goals, will make the task of achieving a successful retirement easier, and may help to avoid mis-understandings later in the marriage. So even though, retirement may be many years down the road, here are some questions to ask before you say I do:
Do you want to retire early?
Where would you like to retire?
What percentage, or amount, of our income should we save each month for retirement?
A successful retirement, just like a successful marriage, requires a life-time commitment by both parties. A few simple questions before you get married, can turn I do, into yes we can! You may now kiss the bride 
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1 apathtogether // Mar 31, 2008 at 2:43 pm
My wife and I have ongoing discussions about this very topic. One additional question I would add to the mix is, “how do you plan on spending retirement?” Your dream might be playing golf while your spouse’s dream could be travelling the world. If that’s the case then you can both spend time coming up with a list of top golf courses the world over
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