In fact, 81 percent of the
married men surveyed by the
National Marriage Project
said one reason they decided
to wed was because it was the
right time to settle down.
"Of course, even if a guy is
ready to walk down the aisle,
he still needs to find the right
person," says Gratch. "But he
is more likely to meet her
once he's in that marrying
state of mind." To help us
figure it all out, we asked
Gratch to explain. Here, he
divulges the five factors that
make a man want to take the
plunge.
COMMITMENT FACTOR
#1
The Capacity to Love
No matter how head-overheels your guy is during the
initial honeymoon period of
the relationship, it doesn't
mean he is ready to commit.
A man might fall in love,
which requires the capacity to
idealize. That means thinking
and feeling like his partner
and