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Hey everybody, it's Mary L.

So Thanksgiving's over and it is the holiday season.

You know what that means?

Are you marry me?

Absolutely.

Will you marry me next Christmas?

We barely know each other.

I've never been more certain of anything in my life.

Yeah, that's right. Love is in the air. I see you watching all those Hallmark Christmas movies and dreaming of an elaborate proposal in a small New England town, the snow falling lightly on the ground

outside, your whole family watching, or not with the whole family thing.

A lot of people choose this time of year to propose to a significant other.

But if you are actually considering marriage, there are some questions you should ask yourself and your partner.

On today's episode of Life Kit, reporter Andy Taggle walks through five of them.

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