Getting Married or Staying Married: 10 Marital Problems you must know

Ahead of time: There's something worth to know ahead of time so that you can be better prepared (inshaAllah) by planning them early into the marriage.

(Edited from the original: Top 10 Marital Problems at askmen.com)

1. 'Boredom'.
Some couples might scoff at this, while some a quiet in agreement. If you're unsure, perhaps you can't read the signs or it really isn't there. Whatever it is, boredom is a marital problem. Personally, being a servant of Allah means that you understand that this deceptively long but short worldly life is meant to be spent in obedience  to Allah and in duty to spread La ilaha illal Lah. But as humans, it is still natural to feel bored sometimes when you are doing a routine chore everyday, so be sure to try new halal things for you and your spouse to try together. A new experience, something new to talk about, a new restaurant, hobby, even trying something (halal and) new in bed. The possibilities are endless.

2. Financial Problems
You don't have to have money or own property to fight about it, true? Lack of it, which includes all kinds of debts (past, necessary, etc), as well as who does the paying (debts, bills, etc) are factors concerning money that might lead to disputes. Solution? Plan a way to manage money; and good use of books that offer practical guidelines.

3. The house!
Something that was never quite a problem before, might very much become a major problem now- buying/renting/agreeing on a house! The location, the cost, the monthly payments, the furnishing, the maintenance: are all potential problems when it is not dealt with properly.

4.  The in-laws
Of both; accepting people for who they are has never been easy. Need I say more?

5. Infertility
Of either. Stressful especially in cultures when it is only normal for people (and in-laws, and then some) to ask or to pester on when are you having a baby. Becomes even more stressful with every year gone by. Though there's a lot of things to try to reverse it, but along the way both partners should offer loads of moral support to face the challenges of living with infertility.

6. Different Parenting philosophies
Both parents have to somewhat 'meet' in the middle somewhere if they have different parenting philosophies because squabbling in front of the kids isn't a good idea when you're trying to teach them something.

7. No-no to kids!
And I don't mean baby goats. Haven't heard of this for a long while, and in fact in Malaysia this might be rare, but there are men and women who might not want to have offspring for some reason(s). The advice given was to calculate the consequences of putting it off (not canceling it out totally), which is, being very old when your kid is just growing up.

8. One or both is unfit and fat!
Solution: Exercise together or help the other with whatever problems that result in unsightly weight gain. Do more than JUST pass a remark.

9. 50-50 on house chores!
Gone are the days of the model housewife who settles EVERYTHING in the house. The 'notion' of it is still there, but naw, I'm sorry, it doesn't really comply to Islamic law, even. Though it needn't necessarily be 50-50, but a clear, agreed-upon division of house chores is a definite need to aid a successful relationship.

10. The frequency of...
Notice that this is mentioned last, surprisingly from a list coming from a website for men. Yes, the frequency of sex. Eliminate the problems causing the problem of infrequency and ta-da! More sex! (If only it was as easy as that)