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8 Benefits Of Going For Couple Therapy Before Marriage

Faith Wambui by Faith Wambui
July 29, 2022
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Did you know that engaged couples who go for marriage counselling and therapy before they tie the knot enjoy a success rate in the marriage that is around 30% higher than their counterparts who don’t seek premarital counselling? If you didn’t know, now you do. Don’t wait until things are bad to start looking for professional guidance. Here are some reasons why you should consider couples therapy before you and your partner walk down the aisle.

1.    Learning How to Communicate 

One of the most common and biggest issues married people face is the inability to properly communicate with each other. If both of you don’t know how to communicate and talk to each other, then you’re setting yourselves up for failure

You can’t have a happy and healthy marriage without communication. You should be able to talk to your partner about anything and this can be established in therapy. Pros and Cons Of Talk Therapy

2.    Discussing Potential Issues 

Most newly-engaged couples view their partners through rose-coloured glasses. Going for couples therapy and counselling will help you guys identify any potential issues that may arise in the future. For instance, is one a homebody while the other is outgoing? Is the person you love the jealous type?

Therapy may uncover whether one is suffering from addictions, anger issues, or any other potential problem one might have to face in the future. 5 Most Common Marriage Problems Couples Deal With

3.    Discussing Expectations 

When it comes to marriage, are both of you reading from the same script? Most engaged couples think they know this until a premarital counsellor blindsides them in their office.

Avoid having to deal with unexpected revelations after you’re already married. How can you do this? Have open discussions in a neutral space such as a therapist’s office about what you both expect for the future.

4.    Discussions About Finances 

Money is one of the most common things that many married people fight about. In fact, one of the main reasons most marriages end in divorce is because one or both partners didn’t know how to handle or manage finances. What To Do When Your Spouse Is Bad With Money

Premarital therapy will help show you how to comfortably talk about money and discuss your financial goals. Financial Issues In Marriage That Could Lead To Divorce

5.    Tackling Past Issues 

One of the biggest advantages of seeking therapy before marriage is that it gives both of you the chance to openly tackle past issues. These problems might otherwise go unmentioned without premarital counselling.

6.    The Outsider’s Perspective 

Your premarital counsellor has probably seen it all. If you’ve got a problem, your counsellor will show you how to best handle the situation. Rather than taking sides, they’ll play the role of an unbiased observer who’ll look at the relationship from both perspectives.

7.    Facing The Truth 

Therapy can help engaged couples realize the honest truth about marriage. They’ll learn and understand what really makes a marriage successful. Most engaged couples tend to think marriage is all roses and sunshine. Okay, sometimes it is but not always. Premarital counselling will show you how there’ll be disagreements and fights and will teach you how to handle these scenarios.

8.    Compromising Exercises

Couple’s therapy will put you through many different compromising exercises. You need to know how to compromise if you want to have a healthy and successful marriage. Why? Because you’re two different unrelated individuals coming together, so you’re bound to have certain differences. Couple’s Therapy Exercises You Can Try At Home

The importance of counselling before marriage can’t be underlined enough. There’s always a bit of room for improvement in marriage and the marriage can only benefit from premarital counselling and therapy.

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