Why pre-marital counseling helps improve the chances of a successful marriage

When couples are dating, they put their best foot forward.

When they are married, they settle into their "real selves". Often each partner is surprised and perplexed to discover things about the other person that were never discovered during dating.

During the dating stage, couples are also feeling the euphoria of the new relationship. They often don't stop to ask questions and have serious discussions about values, raising children, or handling money.

Pre-marital counseling with an expert professional counselor is a great way for couples to explore each other's values and get to know the other person so that the marriage is smoother and has a higher chance for success.

When premarriage counseling is required by your church

Pre-marriage counseling may be required by your church. Counseling is a good idea because you can resolve differences in how you each want to raise your children, or differences in your faith.

There is no time like now. If you wait until you are married, these differences will often not be discussed until they are huge problems for both of you.

CapitalCounselors Premarital Counselor Premarital counseling can make a great marriage

Many couples have a rocky relationship during the courtship stage. Perhaps you've broken up once or twice or three times. Perhaps one of you was unfaithful during the dating relationship and the other found out.

You may have had issues dealing with the other person's extending family.

You will want to seriously consider CapitalCounselors Premarital Counselor pre-marriage counseling to help work out your difficulties so your marriage has more chance of lasting success.

CapitalCounselors Premarital Counselor can help deepen intimacy and improve sexual compatibility

Couples often settle into a pattern which one or the other isn't comfortable with, or where one or the other partner isn't getting their needs met.

One partner may want more frequency of sexual relations. Or, one partner may often jump to sexual activity while the other partner really wants more physical closeness but not always sexual activity.

A CapitalCounselors Premarital Counselor can help you work these issues out before they build into longterm resentments.