What is pre-marital counseling?
When two people get married—whatever their ages, and whether it’s for the first time or a subsequent marriage for one or both—they always hope that this relationship will be “forever.” But in our divorce-prone society, few couples have the knowledge or tools necessary to keep their marriage healthy once the initial excitement is past. It’s as if they’ve decided to cross the ocean in a rowboat but they don’t have oars, or sails, or a motor, or water, or sunscreen, or books or anything to eat; all they have is hope. Pre-marital counseling helps the couple assemble the tools, including the resources they already have within themselves. It helps them recognize and deal with small issues before they become big problems and opens up new channels of communication that work for the twosome. It helps the couple avoid the relationship pitfalls that lead to unhappiness, dissatisfaction or divorce in 95% of marriages. In a safe, neutral environment, it also helps the couple address some of the imp
