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Joey
WeddingWire Admin May 2015 Maryland

Keep Or Skip Round 2 - Pre-Wedding Counseling

Joey, on December 11, 2017 at 08:18 Posted in Before the wedding 0 32

We want to know what wedding customs and traditions you are keeping and which you are skipping. In this week's game, it's all about pre-wedding traditions.

Are you keeping or skipping a marriage prep course or pre-wedding counseling?

Keep Or Skip Round 2 - Pre-Wedding Counseling 1

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32 Comments

Latest activity by Maegan, on October 6, 2019 at 16:14
  • Maegan
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
    Maegan ·
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    Keeping- Our pastor does this prior to marrying all couples and its actually been interesting. There hasn't been anything yet that we hadn't known how each other felt about it all prior but its interesting seeing the other couples dynamics as well.

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  • Melissa
    Devoted September 2021 Ontario
    Melissa ·
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    Skip. We’ve been together for 8 years and living together for 4 and bought a condo together 1.5 years ago. I’m not against counseling but we’re basically already married and actually getting married isn’t going to change our relationship
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  • Nelly
    Devoted October 2021 Ontario
    Nelly ·
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    Yes to get married in our church we must do this so far it’s been helpful
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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
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    Skipping it. Together for 5 years, living together for 3 years....Also, we'd go if we needed it, not just to check it off for an event.

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  • A
    Super September 2020 Ontario
    Amelia ·
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    Skipping. We'll have been together for 10 years and living together for 5 so I think we're good.

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  • Alix
    Expert June 2021 Saskatchewan
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    We are skipping this one.


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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
    Vinod ·
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    Pass since we didn't go traditional christian church service.
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  • Kaisha
    Super March 2019 Nova Scotia
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    Skipping it, I only recently realized this wasn't just something from the movies. We have already lived together for a few years so we have had plenty of time to work through any issues.

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  • Clarissa
    Expert October 2018 Saskatchewan
    Clarissa ·
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    Keeping it. It is a must to get married in the church but i think it is a good idea to have a way to discuss a lot of these topics to see where each other sits before actually getting married (counseling, marriage prep classes, or discussion questions in a jar).
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  • Jessie
    Expert September 2018 Ontario
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    Skip it. My fiance doesn't believe in that

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  • Becky
    VIP September 2019 Ontario
    Becky ·
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    The church requires it, so we will be keeping it

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  • Holly
    VIP June 2019 Ontario
    Holly ·
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    Skip. We've lived together for a while now plus we have had our fair share of adventures that have allowed us to grow and a couple.
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  • Arielle
    Devoted July 2020 British Columbia
    Arielle ·
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    Skipping. We've been living together long enough that we know each other pretty well. This seems more related to a couple that hasn't spent enough time living together or discussing the goals within the relationship.

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  • Amber
    Devoted September 2018 Alberta
    Amber ·
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    Skipping. We have been living together for 6 years so I think we are good for now.

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  • Michelle
    Super September 2018 Alberta
    Michelle ·
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    Skip. We've been living together for 5 years before marriage...so I think we are good.

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  • Jen
    VIP June 2018 Ontario
    Jen ·
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    No. We are skipping this. We aren't getting married in a church so we don't need this. Plus, if we have issues we talk about them, like adults should.

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  • Kait
    Curious August 2018 Ontario
    Kait ·
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    Keep! It is actually a requirement to be married by our pastor, but we’re eager for it. We think it’s such a great idea to take the advice and counsel given, the stronger we can start our marriage, the better!
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
    Bianca ·
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    Skipping. By the time we get married (2019) we will have been living together for 6 years and together for 9.5. We know each other pretty well by now.
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  • Stephanie
    Frequent user May 2018 Ontario
    Stephanie ·
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    We have to have pre-marriage classes with our church but we are also thinking about going to couples therapy once before because we think it could be beneficial to our marriage.

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  • Alexa
    Frequent user December 2017 Alberta
    Alexa ·
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    Skipping. We've been together for over 5 years so were pretty well figured out. I might have liked to do it, but there aren't a lot of services like that provided in our area, and we aren't getting married by a religious officiant.
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  • Amanda
    Super August 2018 Alberta
    Amanda ·
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    Skipping. I think it’d be interesting to take one. We’ve already been together 10 years and living together for 5, so I’m not sure what’d be left for us to discover, but it could be interesting
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  • Bethany
    Super July 2018 Alberta
    Bethany ·
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    Yes we had to in order for our priest to marry us. We didn't find it super necessary for us! It may be for other people though!
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  • Dani
    Frequent user February 2018 British Columbia
    Dani ·
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    Skip, we have lived together for 3 years as of our wedding day so not much will be different other than a name change haha


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  • M
    Expert July 2018 Alberta
    Marina ·
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    We already are common law partners so technically not that many things will change about our relationship.
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  • Daphne
    Super July 2017 British Columbia
    Daphne ·
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    We skipped the pre-wedding course/ counselling. We weren't obligated to have one since it was a civil ceremony and we had discussed all the topics usually covered to make sure we understood what we were getting into and what each of our perspectives and expectations on things were.

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  • Erin
    Master September 2017 Ontario
    Erin ·
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    Skip. We've been together for a while and are already pretty open with one another.

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  • Shaina
    Frequent user April 2019 Ontario
    Shaina ·
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    Skip. I didn't even realize this was an actual thing that people do....


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  • Tracy
    Devoted September 2018 Ontario
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    Skip. Never really thought about it but I don't think it's necessary.
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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
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    Keeping. We've learned so much already and we only had one session! We have a really good relationship already, and just thought we would go to confirm we are doing things right. Which we are but still want to learn as much as we can. We are actually doing marriage mentorship so will be meeting with a married couple once a month until we are married and then every other month during our first year of marriage.

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  • Tatiana
    Expert April 2018 Ontario
    Tatiana ·
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    Skipping this one, although our reverand offered just not for us.

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  • Maegan
    Super July 2018 British Columbia
    Maegan ·
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    Skipping. We have pretty good communication and have been pretty much functioning as a married couple just without the paperwork for a number of years already.
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  • Ap2017
    Super September 2017 Ontario
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    We skipped. We're pretty open with our communication and we've talked about if the need ever arises that we'd both be willing to go in the future.

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