Talking about spending the rest of your life with a person is a big commitment and responsibility, and not to be taken lightly. Couples that go through premarital classes have more significant success in their marriage than those that do not.
Once you are in a loving relationship and thinking about marriage, your life changes by your expectations, desires, dreams, and the type of life you envision for yourself.
Additional questions and concerns go through your mind as to what kind of relationship you will have. Questions like: I am making the right decision? Do we have similar values, interests, and spiritual life? Are we open to each other differences? Have we spoken about unrealistic expectations and finances?
Finding the answers to all your questions will be done during your premarital sessions. Preparation as you know is the key to a healthy and lasting marriage. Just look at Premarital counseling as a way of avoiding divorce.
What can you expect from these sessions!
These sessions will provide the necessary tools to guide, equip, and show you how to communicate your needs and wants lovingly and respectfully when addressing conflicting topics. You will be prepared to handle these problems so that when they arise in the marriage, you will have known how to address them to limit the possible negative impact it could have on the marriage beforehand.
Topics of concern that may arise during these sessions
Your spiritual values and beliefs
Long-distance relationships
Spouses and children from previous relationships
Inter-racial relationships
Working with new in-laws
Celebrating holidays of different traditions in each home