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Deciding if pre-marital counseling is right for you 13 Articles

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    by Molly Carter

    I think pre-marital counseling is a good idea. A lot of couples look at marriage as a romanticized version of their life together without discussing in depth their feelings about sex, children, in-laws, and money. Discus...read more

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    by Philippa Okeke

    Pre-marital counselling is right for everyone. It doesn't matter if you have lived together for 10 years, or known each months, everyone can learn more about their partner and themselves through this training. It really is...read more

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    by GinBenj

    Premarital counseling can be useful to a couple. Through counseling, partners might discover new sides of their fiance or themselves. With the divorce rate so high, it could possibly be a good idea to go to a counselor. Al...read more

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    by Acacia Jane

    Premarital counseling is an attempt at vaccinating couples against divorce. Well-intentioned counselors give you generally tried-and-true methods of making a marriage work that may not even remotely apply to your uniqu...read more

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    by Lauren Russell

    If you are getting married, you will benefit from pre-marital counseling. Let's face it- marriage is hard and if you don't know that yet, you will soon. And a little pre-marital counseling will help you handle the difficul...read more

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    by Laura Leigh Fields

    Usually, when a person hears the word "counseling" they squirm. People automaticlly associate therapy to problems. This is not always the case. In most states, premarital counseling is required before marriage, and is free...read more

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    by Sabrina Schleiger

    Marriage is hard work. You'll hear that a million times, but it may not hit you until you're there. Pre-marital counseling is a great way to get to know your spouse-to-be on a deeper level. There will be topics and questi...read more

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    by H. Clark

    While some might consider premarital counseling the right way to go, there's a variety of facts to take into consideration before diving into something that may just expand upon things you already know. First, you and y...read more

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    by Mother of Two

    So you are getting married, If both the bride and Groom are from the same chucrh background then I feel that there is no need for pre-martial counseling. If neither of them are from a church background, then by all means t...read more

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    by Amy Welker

    The mere thought of pre-marital counseling to us sounded like a test, something that we didnt think we needed. Now faced with the books and counseling were so glad we got it and went. We had to go through it for the ch...read more

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    by Amelia Borden

    Pre-marital counseling is something every engaged couple must decide upon at some point before their wedding day. It's not for everyone, but if you are not sure if it's for you or not go ahead and try it out! Almost every ...read more

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    by Linda Leon

    What is there to decide? As far as I know it's free. It's helpful. It doesn't take very much time. The benefits can last you a lifetime and you will learn to spare yourself a lot of trouble. With that kind of offer, why wo...read more

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    by Sharon Hymer

    "Premarital Counceling? Who needs it? I know what I'm doing!". How many times have you heard young, middle age, and older people say that? I know I have heard it from my own family and others. We all KNOW wha...read more

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