Premarital Counseling for a Lasting Relationship
Premarital Counseling is becoming more popular with couples who are older and more knowledgeable about themselves and their lifestyles. Most of these couples understand that a marriage is a long-term process and that happiness together isn’t written in the stars, but something that is worked for right here on earth.
For many younger couples, there is a mistaken belief that premarital counseling of any kind is a precursor to admitting there are problems in the relationship. The happiness and exultation that is felt in the beginning part of a relationship and during the blissful wedding planning stage does not last forever. The fact is, avoidance of any potential issues is not a substitute for dealing with issues together, proactively.
A Center For Marriage Counseling describes the Pre-marital counseling services as:
(Pre-Marital Counseling) teaches self-awareness and empathy coupled with communication and conflict resolution skills. Couples learn to communicate effectively while avoiding destructive tactics like name-calling and withdrawal
The site also references a report that deals directly with the “New Couple Bliss” that often occurs pre-marriage:
Neurobiologists have discovered a chemical released in the brain when a couple falls in love. This chemical, phenylethlamine, functions like an amphetamine, thus explaining superhuman feelings, such as: “I feel like I can walk on air.” “The grass is greener.” “The sky is bluer.” During this stage, couples never seem to tire of one another.
Unfortunately, phenylethlamine highs cannot last. The body builds up a tolerance. Neurobiologists say it takes about four years for the chemical to run its course. Once the chemical is gone, the couple is faced with experiencing the relationship with their own basic brain chemistry
Entering into pre-marital counseling will create a deeper and lasting understanding of how your relationship works and what steps you can take to bring your relationship past the first love stage and into the lasting love stage.
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A lovely and hopeful article on pre-marrital counselling that offers some great scientific insights. Thank you!
Jo – Associated Marriage & Relationship Counsellors Sydney
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