The Marriage Counseling Blog

According to Arlene Foreman, M.S., pre-marital counseling is tool that serves as a pre-emptive strike against marital issues later on.

Research shows there is a window of opportunity a year before the wedding and six months after when couples get the optimum benefit from marriage counseling. Later, under stress, negative habits and relationship patterns develop, become entrenched, and are harder to erase.

Understanding the issues that you face and will face as a couple, before those issues become the focus of major conflict can help you deal more effectively with them. The stakes of disassociation and disillusionment are high, with the future of your marriage and your relationship at the center of it all.

To put it more factually, the statistics are as follows:

Getting married without pre-marital preparation is like starting a business or any important venture without preparing. Half of all marriages end in divorce and only half of those that endure are truly happy in the long run. Some mistakenly believe that if they just wing it and count on luck and romantic attachment, they will be prepared for marriage. Also, research shows that co-habiting couples have no better chance at marriage success than others.

Premarital counseling can help you address many of the common issues that trip up new couples and provide you with a solid footing to move forward.

Common issues addressed in Premarital counseling

• Finances Division of chores
• In-laws
• Sexuality
• Future plans for children
• Career
• Religion
• Living arrangements
• Anxiety
• Unspoken issues

Premarital Counseling is a marvelous way to help ensure the future of your marriage.

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