That’s why premarital counseling often involves some very common, but important, questions that dive into the heart of a healthy marriage. By knowing what your partner expects from your life together, you will be better prepared to handle these situations as your relationship grows.
Sex is a good thing, there’s no question about that, but we don’t need sex. Humanness, found in Jesus, is not defined by sexual intercourse.” Edward T. Welch in “The Apostle Paul: On Sex” The Journal of Biblical Counseling (Fall 2005).
Premarital counseling can help ensure that you and your partner have a strong, healthy relationship — giving you a better chance for a stable and satisfying marriage. This kind of counseling can also help you identify weaknesses that could become problems during marriage.
The series might also help couples who marry without the benefit of premarital counseling. By Wade Paris “For this reason (marriage) a man shall leave his man and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Matthew 19:5).
"Premarital sex counseling helps a couple have an open dialogue about sex so that they can learn to negotiate times when sex might be affected by life events," explains Castellanos.
In our premarital counseling program, we have an entire two-hour session on preparing for the wedding night and the sexual relationship in marriage. We cover a lot of ground including both the male and female sexual response cycles and all of our couples have found this session very beneficial.
We provide premarital counseling to help you prepare for marriage by assessing your relationship’s strengths and challenges, learning good communication and conflict management skills, and discussing topics that will be important during your marriage.
‘Exploring Sexual Intimacy’ is part 6/6 of the Pemarital Counseling Manual that summarizes and focuses on the special needs brought out through the past lessons and prepares couples for sexual intimacies after marriage.
Religious premarital counseling – Many religious institutions require couples to attend some sort of counseling before performing the marriage ceremony. If you are planning on getting married in a house of worship check with whomever will be performing the …
Openly sharing expectations, habits, and attitudes toward sex and money allows engaged couples to understand one another better, and pre-marital counseling can equip couples to manage any related issues that may come up after the wedding.
