Essentials for Marriage Preparation Bahamas（婚姻准备巴哈马群岛的必需品）.pdfVIP

Essentials for Marriage Preparation Unfortunately, too many couples getting married spend more time preparing for the wedding day than the marriage itself, thus, increasing the possibility of marital discord and breakup. Research tells us that marriage preparation is the one sure way of reducing marital dissolution. Marriage preparation may not prevent problems in marriage, but it can equip couples with the tools needed to handle disappointments in marriage and maintain a spicy marriage. The marriage that breaks up in the few months or perhaps even after 20 or 30 years usually comes to an end because problems were not solved at the beginning. What is Pre-Marriage Education? It is imperative that we view marriage preparation encompassing a long process of learning involving parents, family, society, church, and formal training. Many do not fully understanding the meaning and importance of preparation for marriage. First of all, many often refer to it as pre-marriage counseling. However, preparation for marriage is better described as an educational process at best, rather than a counseling or therapeutic process. Thus we have the term Pre-Marriage Education, meaning that a couple is taken systematically through a process of instruction on various subjects and themes of life. Like in the classroom, they are to make personal applications, and where necessary, adjustments. Although pre-marriage preparation is an educational process, yet there are times when individual or couple therapy is necessary. Many take damaging emotional baggage in the relationship, stifling growth and happiness. Some have been so broken and battered as children that it is almost inevitable to avoid a high level of marital stress without going through the process of pre-marriage education and counseling. Above all, it is imperative that we view marriage preparation as a life-changing educational process for