A new article in Time magazine deals with marriages and why they last or fail. Marriages are as different as the people who enter into them and can last forever or fail quickly for a nearly unlimited number of reasons. I found the article extremely interesting and found the following excerpt particularly illuminating:
“Couples who have attended premarital classes or counseling cut their odds of divorce by almost a third. We don’t know if the classes actually change the couples, or if those couples are already realistic and savvy to the dangers (which is why they were smart enough to take the class). But premarital counseling might be the best wedding gift any newlyweds can receive. ”
I agree. My wife and I took some counseling sessions before our marriage and it made us aware of the signs to look for so that we knew when to slow down. It is very helpful, you’d be amazed at how wisdom can prevent disaster.