In order to get married in a catholic church, you first must complete premarital counseling or "Pre-Cana". Some churches have weekly meetings over a period of several weeks, however we chose to complete it in one 8 hour day.
We were joined by about 15 other couples and I was surprised to see we were among the youngest people there. Many people were considerably older which made me wonder if this was their first marriage? I'm nosey that way....
We met some lovely people and discussed topics such as finances and family planning. The first part of the day was spent looking at ourselves and the families that we grew up in and how that will impact the family that we create when we get married. We each took a survey and then compared answers. It was funny to see our answers...the were almost identical and we literally used the same words to describe ourselves and each other.
All in all it was a good day, I learned some things and we got the chance to take a closer look at our relationship. Here are some key things that I took from this experience:
*When asked to write down the names of the 3 most influential people in your life, you should PROBABLY write your fiance's name (and preferably next to the #1) Thanks Jonathon!!
*Currently about 50% of marriages end in divorce. Couples who partake in any premarital counseling through their church reduce that rate to 25%. Only 2% of couples who pray together wind up divorced.
*I know Catholics are all about Natural Family Planning (yes we got a handout on that). I have a feeling that the Duggar's utilize this form of birth control and therefore am not interested!
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