About
Preparing for Marriage is a 20-week premarital course designed to help couples begin marriage with intention, understanding, and a strong foundation. Rather than assuming love alone will carry everything, this course prepares couples for how marriage functions over time. Its purpose is to provide clarity before commitment — helping couples understand communication, expectations, emotional dynamics, and shared responsibility before confusion or conflict arise. The focus is on building awareness, emotional safety, and habits that support long-term connection. The course offers a steady weekly structure with lessons, check-ins, reflection questions, individual exercises, and shared couple activities, all designed to slow things down, understand patterns, and gently rebuild connection.
Overview
Week 1 - Why Preparation Matters
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Week 2 - Expectations You Don't Realize You Have
Week 3 - Family Models & Patterns You Inherited
Week 4 - What Marriage Actually Changes
Week 5 - Communication Before Conflict
Week 6 - Listening, Defensiveness, & Reactions
Week 7 - Conflict Styles & Stress Response
Week 8 - Disagreements Without Damage
Week 9 - Emotional Safety & Trust
Week 10 - Attachment, Triggers, & Vulnerability
Week 11 - Money, Finances, & Responsibility
Week 12 - Roles, Work, & Lifestyle Expectations
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Week 13 - Sex, Intimacy, & Expectations
Week 14 - Children & Parenting Expectations
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Week 15 - Faith, Values, & Belief System
Week 16 - Outside Influence & Family Boundaries
Week 17 - Stress, Change, & Hard Seasons
Week 18 - Forgiveness, Repair, & Recovery
Week 19 - Maintaining Connection Overtime
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