It's been helpful. It is wonderful when a man and a woman meet, fall in love and plan a future together. The wedding begins their new life. But it is the marriage that matters. Engaged couples and those seriously considering it need time to focus on what a lifetime of marriage will mean to them as individuals, as a couple, as a family.
Many engaged couples find talking to married couples helpful.
Some take part in a marriage preparation program. Others find one special couple to talk with. Now that John and Lois McCourt have a child of their own they remember that their friends Herb and Sandy set aside every Thursday night as their date night. Steve and Laura Joseph attended a church program. Marriage is for grownups and not selfish people.