Why we do marriage preparation the way we do.
So here’s the deal about marriage: it’s really hard. Even when all the stars are aligned in your favor, it’s still hard. Even if you marry your 10/10, you adore each other’s families, you share the same faith and culture, your finances are in tip top shape, you agree on everything, and you can’t get enough of each other — it’s still hard. Why? Well, for starters, the scenario I just described in that massive run-on sentence is right out of a Hallmark movie and therefore removed from reality. The more realistic setup is that two lovely but flawed people fall in love, and after a period of dating, decide to commit to spending the rest of their lives together.
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