"Research also indicates that those couples who participate in a solid pre-marital preparation program increase their odds dramatically of developing a healthy happy marriage. It should be a preparation period of three to six months and involve not only a pastor but also a mentor couple or couples.
This preparation time gives the couple an opportunity to determine their common ground, shared beliefs and values, and time to think through their current and future relationship. Meeting with a mentor couple helps them to recognize others have navigated through similar paths and thrived. One of the best gifts other family members and friends can give to an engaged couple is the encouragement of the need to attend adequate pre-marriage programs. They can be life changing."
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