Mat 19:5 And He said "'Because of this shall a man leave father and mother and attach himself to his wife, and they shall be two into one flesh',
Mat 19:6 so that no longer are they two, but one flesh. Therefore that which Yahweh has yoked together man must not separate!"
I agree with what has been said previously, a marriage is between a man, a woman and God. God brings them together.
Eph 5:25 Husbands, love the wives, just as Christ has also loved the assembly, and had surrendered Himself for it,
A Christian marriage is based on mutual self-sacrifice, they live for each-other. The man must be prepared to do his duty to the woman and even give his life, just as God gave His life for Israel.
Bill touched on this in his series on feminism, and also said that no man would want to give his life for a feminist. This is a big difference for what passes for marriage today.
Isa 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
This same relationship exist between a man and his wife, the man shapes the woman. In this world the woman is shaped by babylon (as I think Teutonic says) until she finds a God fearing man who will show her God's Law.
If you meet the right woman the first thing you should tell her is that we live for each-other firstly, and for our families and for our friends, as Christ taught us. You must watch her in this just as you watch yourself, you are not holding her to a standard that you yourself do not hold, and she should know this. Men must set the example.
As long as she can strive to live to that, then the rest can come later. She can learn more, you can teach her more about our history, identity and God through your marriage. As long as you are both striving.
1Co 11:3 But I wish for you to acknowledge that of every man the head is the Anointed, but the head of the woman is the man, and the head of the Anointed, Yahweh.
Women are social creatures who love their families, and so as long as they start with this they should be a good woman.
1Co 11:7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
1Co 11:8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
1Co 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
A man takes glory in a woman who he has shaped, just as God shaped the man. The man in the image of God, the woman in the image of the man. You can be proud of a good woman who does her best to live according to Christian principles. They are joint heirs.
It is about God's design, His design for our lives with or without marriage.
Lastly, I think courtship has been damaged in this over-sexualized culture. I think a man should be more patient with a woman and court her in an old-fashioned way, when he meets the right one. The goal should not be to sleep with her as quickly as possible. The goal should be to -make- (shape) her into your wife, to guide her towards God and a Christian marriage.
...and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.