| The answer is always a resounding YES. Going into a | | | | intimacy and sexuality. |
| marriage without getting premarital counseling is like | | | | When is the best time for a couple to seek premarital |
| going into business without a proper business plan in | | | | counseling? According to studies, the best times are |
| mind. Did you know that your odds are only one in four | | | | when you are of a much younger age or have never |
| if you decide to wing it as a married couple without | | | | been married, or if one of you has a fear of |
| going through counseling? It is a sad fact indeed that | | | | commitment, when one or both of you has had a |
| almost half of all marriages end in divorce. To avoid | | | | previously failed marriage and you want to avoid those |
| being part of this statistic, the best solution is to get | | | | mistakes made, or when a couple cannot resolve |
| premarital counseling. | | | | some significant issues. In some cases, when one of |
| What is premarital counseling? It is a psychological | | | | the couple has had a history of child abuse or |
| counseling given usually by a religious adviser that | | | | domestic violence, this is an important case to get |
| helps couples adapt real life skills and knowledge to | | | | counseling as well. According to studies, this has been |
| prepare themselves and create awareness about | | | | correlated with higher divorce rates. In this case, make |
| future conflicts they may encounter as a married | | | | sure that the premarital counselor you go to is skilled |
| couple, and how to resolve them. This is to help | | | | enough to address these issues. |
| damage-proof your relationship before entering into | | | | Aside from premarital counseling, it is best to educate |
| one of the biggest, most wonderful commitments in | | | | yourself in general. The Internet is very, very useful in |
| your life. The premarital counselor, who can either be a | | | | providing you with the proper general knowledge about |
| family therapist or a member of the clergy, assists the | | | | this. You can also visit your bookstore or library to get |
| couple by providing them with activities that help | | | | all the information you need on marriage and on |
| develop skills that they will need to successfully | | | | relationships. Prepare yourself mentally and emotionally |
| navigate through their marriage. The counselor also | | | | for this new transition in your life. |
| helps identify what the problem areas or differences | | | | Getting married and starting a new family together |
| are between the couples which may later cause | | | | may be just two of the greatest achievements and |
| conflict, and help them resolve them earlier. | | | | opportunities you will ever encounter in your life. When |
| The areas usually given importance to in premarital | | | | going into business, we strive to make it as fool-proof |
| counseling are the couple's interests and activities, self | | | | as possible, right? It is the same in marriage. To |
| expectations and expectations of each other, | | | | "damage-proof" your marriage may just be one of the |
| expectations from the marriage, communication with | | | | best decisions you will ever make in your life. |
| each other, religion, family issues, children, finance, and | | | | |