There is no denying that one of the happiest moments we can have is realizing we’ve found someone that we want to spend the rest of our lives with, and that person feels the same. Getting married is one of the great adventures that we all share, regardless of culture or country. But this great joy needs to be tempered with some realism, because while love is important in a lifelong partnership, it is not the sole determining factor in a successful marriage.
This is why premarital counseling can be a very important step on the road to beginning a new life together. These types of counseling sessions aren’t here to determine whether you’re a good match or not, the couples have already made that determination for themselves. What they are here to do is make sure that couples understand—and discuss—some of the important issues that are now about to become major factors in their lives. Three things, in particular, should be addressed during such counseling sessions, and we’ll go over them here.
