What No One Teaches You Before Marriage… That You Still Need to Learn

About this episode

Christine reflects on the lack of marriage preparation couples receive compared to wedding planning.

Send us Fan Mail Most couples spend more time planning their wedding than they do their marriage. And it’s not because they don’t care… it’s because no one really shows them how. In this episode, I’m bringing you into a recent experience I had at a premarital conference—and the unexpected reflection it stirred in me about my own marriage. As I sat with couples just beginning their journey, I found myself thinking… what would have been different if Jeff and I had this kind of preparation? Not ...

People in this episode

Host: Christine Bongiovanni

Topics covered

• marriage preparation
• premarital advice
• couples
• relationship reflection
• wedding planning

Keywords

• marriage
• premarital conference
• couples preparation
• relationship advice
• wedding planning

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