Seeking Pre-Marital Counseling

Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Dr. Lisa Bobby, a Board Certified Life Coach:  It’s a pleasure to have you on. What are some of the most common reasons that people seek pre-marital counseling with you?

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Dr. Lisa Bobby

I think there are two main reasons that people seek pre-marital counseling.

  1. Conscientious and Proactive
  2. In love, but feel they need work

 

Seeking Pre-Marital Counseling: Proactive

First, there are some couples that are very conscientious and proactive. They want to do everything right.

They take marriage very seriously. Those types of couples often see pre-marital counseling as something that must be done.

 

Seeking Pre-Marital Counseling: Safety

They will take a good class and learn what they need to know in order to keep their marriage safe.

They will look for good pre-marital counseling classes that have communication components, information on how to manage conflict and also particular training on how to come to agreement around major aspects of marriage, like

That’s one type.

 

Seeking Pre-Marital Counseling: Work To Be Done

Another type of couple seeks out pre-marital counseling.

They know they love each other. They know that they want to get married, but they feel like they have some things to work out first.

Maybe they do have a little bit of conflict in their relationship or some points of friction and they want to do the wise thing, which is to get that resolved before marriage so that it doesn’t cause problems down the road.

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Tell Us:

Had you sough out pre-marital counseling? Tell us about your reasons why below in the comments section.

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The above is an excerpt from Jasbina’s interview with Dr. Lisa Bobby

The entire interview transcript is at: Dr. Lisa Bobby Interview – Relationship Patterns (and How to Overcome Them)

Listen to the entire interview on: Intersections Match Talk Radio – Jasbina’s Lifestyle Show

Listen to the entire interview on Blog Talk Radio: NetIP Spotlight- Live Your Potential: Relationship Patterns (and How to Overcome Them) – Dr. Lisa Bobby

Listen to the entire interview on iTunes

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