Most people don’t plan on having an affair. Perhaps that’s obvious. When a person gets married, they probably really mean their vows. So what goes wrong? And why are we talking about marriage again?
Well, there’s a good principle in here for all of us. Being faithful, having integrity in our relationships, doesn’t start with a ring. (You probably knew that, right?) Whatever level of relationship we’re at, as soon as we think ‘it couldn’t happen to *me*’, we’re already dropping our guard for staying faithful. Our faithfulness when dating will become our faithfulness when married, if/when that happens. So how do we keep integrity in our relationships, whatever they look like right now? 1) Talk with God, daily. Jesus taught us to ask for *daily* bread (Matthew 6:7-13), so we’d need to go back to Him tomorrow. A daily relationship with God will arm us against distractions that might unravel us. Also note that the prayer is plural (*OUR* Father, *OUR* sins…), it’s designed to be prayed together. Is prayer at the centre of your relationship? It’s a solid idea to put it there.
2) Talk along with God’s word. Chatting over the Bible together is a massively powerful tool in helping you live right, and strongly, together.
3) Communicate with each other. No-brainer maybe, this one, but chat about ‘other people’, about possible weaknesses you have, about threats to the relationship. Be honest, and ready to change if you’re putting a relationship at risk somehow. Listen and learn together.

What Now?
Put this into practice. If this doesn’t apply to you right now, chat the principles through with a mate and see how you can be prepping your heart, even now, for whatever future God has for you.