Comments on Relentless Bride® Weddings, Wedding Planning, Life & Marriage: Marital Counseling Session {Session 1}

As many couples do, my husband and I had pre-marit...

2010-01-28T21:42:53.532-05:00

As many couples do, my husband and I had pre-marital guidance and found it very beneficial. But believe it or not our First Dance lessons were very much like mediation on the dance floor. We learned a lot about ourselves and each other in the process of learning about the teamwork involved in partner dancing. And when the instructor wasn't around to supervise, we had to develop coping strategies for cooperating without losing our cool! It ended up being a fun date night that we looked forward to weekly to escape wedding planning stress! :)

We did this, too. And I love the questions and th...

2010-01-28T13:37:50.233-05:00

We did this, too. And I love the questions and things to discuss that your Uncle gave you...especially the last one. I think that is a matter of personal choice in all realtionships. Some couples decide that they don't want their spouses going out with members of the opposite sex anymore once they are married...though it is totally not my thing at all, I completely respect and understand that decision. Good stuff to hash out before wedding day :)

I was at a dinner party last night and somehow thi...

2010-01-28T11:25:35.410-05:00

I was at a dinner party last night and somehow this topic came up! The 2 married girls both said they had pre-marital counseling and highly recommended it.

1) Its a chance to step back from all the crazy wedding planning to remember the real reason for it all!

2) Both girls said the pastor brought up topics that they had not discussed with their future spouse in a long time, or maybe had not even thought about, and it was nice to get on the same page.

3) They both also said, it helped them understand the reasoning a little more about how men handle things like arguments/disagreements vs women (in their case, the men tend to speak their peace and get over it in 5 seconds, women tend to hold back and stay upset longer...etc)

We haven't started counseling yet but I think we will now. Reminded me of some great reasons.

We haven't gone to any official pre-marital co...

2010-01-28T09:38:36.090-05:00

We haven't gone to any official pre-marital counseling but we did see a psychologist for other relationship things and it's surprising how much we ended up learning. I've always thought that I know myself and the Mr. really well, but another set of eyes and ears definitely helped us to see things differently. I would highly recommend seeing a professional to any couple... even it's not official pre-marital counseling or a full course, I think it's worth it!

I really want to have some sessions because I thin...

2010-01-28T09:28:10.986-05:00

I really want to have some sessions because I think it will be beneficial. But we have not even found our officiant yet so it kinda limits when and who we do counseling with. But I think it helps you assess and to really talk about things!

We had our first session last weekend and I loved ...

2010-01-28T09:20:27.041-05:00

We had our first session last weekend and I loved it! It is very similar to yours... and will last for 11 more weeks! I think it's been very beneficial so far. Looking forward to learning more! Enjoy them and really take it all in!