Premarital Counseling

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This paper explains that, while the divorce rate is constantly rising in America, it has been proven that when a couple goes through a strong pre-marriage counseling program, the likelihood of their marriage staying intact is increased by 50 percent. The author points out that premarital counseling helps couples identify, express, discuss and reasonably modify their expectations for marriage; when conflicting expectations are uncovered, they have a better chance of being resolved. The paper stresses that, when each person in a marriage endeavors to meet the needs of his or her mate and give unconditionally, marital success is often the result.

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"Many people in society like to criticize the traditional family with sometimes more emotion than is logical. Some alternatives to traditional marriage-such as when a couple decides not to have children or when they decide to live in a commune-can be consistent with biblical teaching. However, trial marriage, open marriage, mate swapping, or gay marriages are unbiblical. The couple needs to think through these marriage options and decide what type of marriage they want before they're married."

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