10 Reason for marital delay. According to the complete Christian dictionary, marital delay means the state of someone to put off to a later time in getting married.
(1) OVER SELECTIVE : one of the challenges in making choice is having so many options. The truth is that those experiencing marital delay now had many proposal and admirers when they are at the prime of their age and beauty (age 18-26). However they are too selective and particular about the shortcomings of those seeking for a relationship. This continue over time and they find themselves in the waiting list. Now the issue is that the young ladies are too selective and exploiting, and the men just refuses to come around they are too selective and exploiting. Don't just marry anyone who come your way but be careful of being too selective.
SOLUTION: Don't be too selective when you want to choose the right partner. Ways to get the right partner is by communicating with God, how? By praying to him and listening to him through reading the word of God. God tells you who he has chosen to become your husband or wife.Benefit of getting the right partner is that he or she becomes an help mate to achieving God's plan and ministry (destiny) for your life.
Reason for marital delay (2) HIGH STANDARD; some still suffer late marriage not because they are not in their prime of age and beauty but because of the high standard they are,looking for. some of this standard are university degree,high standard of living, a good paying job in a repeatable organization, wealthy family background, top position in office or society, high level of spirituality_,tall and heavily built, long hair pointed nose and among other,which cannot be easily found in one person. This is one of the key problem causing delay marriage.
Solution : If all you considered in getting your husband or wife is standard then you might be heading to picking the wrong person the main standard to check is if he is God's plan for you.
Reason for marital delay(3) :EXCESSIVE CAREER FOCUS ;
