Premarital Counseling: The Gateway to Marital Success

[LaTricia Smith]

Many couples spend countless hours planning for their wedding and little time planning for their marriage. We all know that a wedding is a day long event, but a marriage is a life long journey. Premarital counseling or marriage preparation can set the stage for your marital journey. It’s an opportunity for “nearly wed” couples to obtain the skills necessary for a successful marriage. It’s a time to learn more about your future spouse and what each of you want from your marriage. Some conversations are are not even thought about until a situation comes up. Marriage Preparation will introduce you to topics that are bound to come up in marriage and give you something to think about, talk about and prepare for in advance.

Some of the topics you may find in a quality marriage preparation program or premarital counseling are as folows:

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[LaTricia Smith]

Hi Donna,

One of the reasons people avoid premarital counseling is because they already know the choice is not wise, but want to make that choice nonetheless.

[Donna Doss]

Thank you for sharing this, Latricia. You sure hit the nail on the head when you stated that many couples are so focused on the wedding, they neglect to to pay attention to the marriage. I believe premarital counseling is one of the best gifts a man and woman can give to one another.

In some circumstances, they may even learn that marriage getting married to that particular person at that time is not the wisest choice for them. They may even hit a glitch and learn that they would much rather save the oncoming train from hitting them by not getting on the train, yet remaining life long dear friends ... but released to pursue life separately. 

Again, thank you for sharing. You have given us something to be considered that today's society no longer views as necessary.