Preparing for Marriage

Higher expectations.

Do you want to avoid the kinds of relationship problems you see in your friends and families?

Did you have good role models as a child for the kind of relationship you want to model for your children?

You have high expectations for yourself. You want fulfilling, meaningful intimate relationships.

You want more. More than your parents had. Something different than your grandparents had.

But it takes more than luck. It takes skills. Skills most of us never had the chance to learn.

What’s the difference between fulfilled, passionate marriages and lonely or disappointing ones?

It all comes down to ONE thing:

Investment.

“Relative to marriages in earlier eras, marriages today require much greater dedication and nurturance, a change that has placed an ever-larger proportion of marriages at risk of stagnations and dissolution. But spouses who invest the requisite time and energy in the relationship can achieve a level of conjugal fulfillment that would have been out of reach in earlier eras.”

The All or Nothing Marriage – How the Best Marriages Work by Eli Finkel

Couples who invest in on-going growth and learning together build a lifetime of enduring and passionate love.

Pre-marital support.

You’re in a committed relationship or preparing for marriage.

You want the confidence to know you can navigate whatever comes your way.

Our work together will fortify and prepare you with a wide array of tools and skills you need to do just that.

You’ll emerge with simple practices to build your connection and prevent the breakdown of the intimacy you share.

And you’ll understand how you can quickly repair your connection when the inevitable challenges of living with another person come up – or when life throws those unexpected difficulties your way.

Protect and grow your asset.

Your love relationship is a precious asset, one that can sustain you and add untold meaning to your life and legacy.

Investing in keeping it that way is one of the wisest things you can do.

And it is FAR easier to learn new skills and habits when you are in a good place together, rather than in crisis or under stress.

Explore new dimensions.

Together, we’ll customize our work to support your needs and interests. Some of the topics we would explore include:

• What are your individual values? Your life purposes? How do they overlap?
• Using the Enneagram as a guide, you might want to compare your temperaments and examine how you each respond to situations when you’re under stress.
• How will you share power and responsibility? In what domains? Who will make the decisions? How?
• What Emotional Allergies from the past might show up in your relationship? How can you navigate them with compassion and empathy?

I can equip you with tools for enrichment, listening, confiding, problem-solving, negotiating, making and keeping agreements, and how to handle intense and volatile emotions.

Developing these skills and awareness early on in your marriage can save you from untold heartache and disappointments later.

Let’s get started!

Launch your life together with the skills, insights, and confidence to achieve your aspirations!

Call (303) 946-6030 today for a free consultation.