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Studies show those who undergo pre-marital counseling have a much lower divorce rate. It could partially due to the fact that those who choose to undergo pre-marital counseling are better prepared in the first place. I'm not going to do the homework and provide a link, but trust me, it's out there if you look.
Indeed. Studies also show marriages with prenups have a lower divorce rate, yet people still respond pejoratively to the proposition. Monkeys will be monkeys, keep getting blasted with the firehose, keep reaching for the banana.....
I'm divorced and would recommend everyone either see a counselor or take some type of class, etc. before marrying. Doing pre-marital counseling from what I have seen in other couples that made their relationships work, they tell me it helped them tremendously.
I plan to marry again.Not sure about counseling but I will say I am having the conversations now that I didn't have when I married the first time. Probably because experience is a pretty good teacher.
Both the Catholic and Lutheran churches require/recommend premarital sessions, which are generally seen positively by those who attach that particular spiritual significance to marriage. Don't know firsthand about other denominations.
Yes, and they cost nothing. One priest I know had a couple who were 18 years of age, both living with parents and both were not working.
When it got to the part about finances, the two began to realize they weren't ready and they dropped the wedding plans for the time being.
Counseling can help especially if they give you a basic compatibility quiz like how much each makes, how many children each wants and some core questions that many people have actually never discussed. Sometimes it's in these sessions that the couple realizes one wants one child, the other envisions a big happy family with lots of kids and they really need to think it over a bit more.
Planning to get married? It is better to see a pre marital counselor because he may be able to save your marriage from failure even before you get married. If you wish to lead a happy life with your partner, it is better to undertake the counseling before getting married.
These rackets keep getting more and more creative.
A marriage that needs saving before it takes place to begin with? Please. It's called a marriage that should never happen.
Pre-marriage counseling should be mandatory in all states. Maybe that would eliminate divorce altogether as it would weed out non-compatible couples because it would give each party the chance to air their grievances.
Pre-marriage counseling certainly can help. I also support mandatory parenting classes. My grandparents would have sent them there had they known things would have turned out the way they did.
These rackets keep getting more and more creative.
A marriage that needs saving before it takes place to begin with? Please. It's called a marriage that should never happen.
If that was the standard, marriage itself would be a statistical outlier. It's a nice thought, but monkeys will be monkeys. People will flock to ill suited companionship before they endure romantic solitude. Monkeys will be monkeys.
Outstanding point. How many men marry women who turn out to be overweight, psychotic, broom-riding hags?
I don't know about the broom-riding part.
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