Due to popular demand, I’m re-publishing a newly revised, expanded, and updated brothers’ cheat sheet, so for those who enjoyed it the first time around, I hope you like the revisions 
Take what’s beneficial, leave what isn’t.
A few years ago, I wrote a post entitled, “The Marriage Cheat Sheet (for guys)” on my old blog, and it was basically a collection of either expectations or communication techniques to help men get along (or around) their wives. It was written in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way, and it was well-received by those who practiced the advice (though some people reported using it on pushy female co-workers, moms, and sisters with equal success).
A request was made for a sisters version of the cheat sheet, and apparently I had written one up and never gotten around to posting it. I’m not sure why, but I went back and re-read it today, and I couldn’t help laughing. It was again, tongue-in-cheek, so to speak, and I’m not sure if I were to re-write it I would write it like that.
Nonetheless, for your viewing pleasure (or horror), here it is, 2 years after requested. Enjoy!
As a result of differences in social networks and ideas of ideal matches between myself and my parents, I began my quest for a soul mate alone at the age of 23, determined that I would not go beyond the age of 25 sans spouse.
During that searching process, I had many “interesting” experiences, and through those experiences learned some great lessons about the process of searching, lessons which helped me better understand what was important and what wasn’t, and now five years and two children later of happily married living, alhamdulillaah, I’d like to share some perspective on what really matters in deciding whether someone is the one for you or not.