I am recently engaged to my fiancee who works for the US government abroad in Europe. I myself will soon be deployed to Afghanistan. We hope to get married in a year or so in the Catholic Church but doing so requires going through pre-marital counseling. How can we do this while both of us are abroad? What options are some of you aware of?

Can anyone suggest any good Pre-Marital counseling workbooks or books for Christian couples? I did a google search and was so overwhelmed by the amount of choices, so I want to get a good one that has gotten good reviews.
I wanted to get one that was interesting enough for people that are not into book reading (my boyfriend). Thanks!

What new things could they possibly learn in pre-marital counseling?

My fiance recently brought up pre-marital counseling and suggested we look into it. His main reasoning was that we should think/talk about things like children. He proposed to me after 9 years of dating, and we will have been together (living together also) for 10 years at the time of the wedding. After all the research I’ve done, I cannot seem to find any bases that would be covered in this session that we have either not covered already or are not capable of covering on our own. While many people say ‘what have you to lose’, I can’t help but think ‘oh, about 0 that could go toward the event that we are paying for with no help and saving for while he finishes college. I love him dearly, and will do whatever he needs- so if he says this is important, it is what we will do. However, I need to know that this is the best use of our hard-earned money. It is not easy for a fresh college grad to save for a wedding while supporting her graduate student fiance.
I think the cost could easily be as high as 0 btw… I really don’t know. My fiance has not said he WANTS to do it, just that we should think about it. I appreciate all your opinions- however for those of you who suggest doing this, can you tell me why? What is covered in a counseling session with a total stranger that can not be discussed between the two of us. We are very open and honest with each other, and are not afraid to talk about issues. I don’t see what a counselor can do, other than tell us what we already know (communication is important, etc.)
Oh, btw- I am not against going AT ALL. I just don’t want to waste that kind of money being told a bunch of BS we already know. If he wants to go, I’ll go. If I hear some good information on what is covered in this that we have not already covered on our own, then I’ll go happily. Please, do not assume I am pushing it away. I am just trying to understand it. Oh, P.S. we are not religious- so that is not an issue here.

please, serrious answers, and if you have been married for a lot of years- that’d would be great too. Any wise words. words of caution, tips, ****anything/s would u do differently**would u suggest pre-marital counseling, if you do, how did it help you- what things should i be awre of, ask him, etc..any warnings..thanks

I am an American citizen living in Germany that would like to get pre-marital counseling with my fiance. The thing is, the ministers and priests in this town only speak Deutsch-I do not know a lot of Deutsch. Do you know of a website that counsels people before marriage?

I mean, what things are discussed? The church my fiance and I are getting married at, requires 6-8 weeks of pre marital counseling. I was wondering what kind of topics are discussed and what kind of things to expect.

Thank you for your time!

Do they ask about your sex life?
I’m asking because I read an article earlier that highly suggested pre-marital counseling…and some ministers require you to have counseling before they marry you.

My fiance and I are going for pre marital counseling & to talk out an ongoing issue. At first he was very open to it. But now he finds it unnecesary, and says i just need someone with a degree to tell me the same thing that he has been telling me to do. Were still going. But anyway…

I just want to know about other peoples experience with couples counseling, whether it has been pre-marital or marriage counseling or crisis etc..
Was counseling what you expected? Did it change or help you improve your relationship? What did you like or what would you change about your experience?

Thank you!

Does anyone know where/how I can get free/very low cost couples counseling? It is not pre-marital counseling. I looked at Recovering Couples Anonymous but there is only one meeting in my state (Georgia) and its over an hour away?

Any suggestions?