The timing insures that no one will forget the date of these special occasions. The day you get engaged and the day you get married are surely two of the happiest days of your life. Your heart and mind are overflowing with love and great expectations. As much as you want to sustain the euphoria of new love, any seasoned married veteran will tell you that a healthy marriage or relationship takes some work.
The problem is that often a novice couple doesn’t know the correct steps to take to navigate a strong relationship. This is where couple or marriage counseling plays an important role. As a relationship counselor, I can observe communication glitches and self-defeating behavior patterns before they sabotage a relationship, creating unnecessary pain and walls of resentment. I also use a tool, the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory that allows me to make“map” of a couple’s personality preferences. From that map, I can predict where conflict is likely to occur and make suggestions about how to avoid the conflict.
Before you tie the knot, get premarital counseling. If you are a married couple or you are in a committed relationship and you are struggling, consider marriage or couple counseling. You owe it to yourself and your partner to learn how to love each better. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. For more information, email me at susanboyes@susanboyes.com or visit my website.
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