Research indicates that premarital preparation has a positive impact on marriage.
Outcome studies clearly indicate that premarital preparation can have a strong positive effect on couple communication, relationship quality, individual adjustment after marriage, and on the well being of a couple's future children. Research also indicates that couples who have been through premarital preparation programs have a divorce rate that is considerably lower than that of the general public. In short, premarital preparation is like preventive medicine that makes good sense. In addition to the normal life cycle issues that intrafaith couples must negotiate, interfaith couples must negotiate a host of additional challenges that are related to their religious and cultural differences. When engaged interfaith persons take some time to consider how their religious and cultural differences might impact their lives after marriage, results from the IRP suggests that this will have a positive impact on couple communication, relationship quality, individual adjustment after marriage, and the well being of a couple's future children.