The Benefits of Couples Therapy Before You Get Engaged
Getting engaged is a huge step in your relationship. It’s part of a meaningful progression from finding someone, falling in love, and making it last forever. You’re probably familiar with pre-marital counseling, but have you considered getting counseling before you even get engaged? While pre-engagement couples therapy is less common than pre-marital therapy, it offers many important benefits that can provide you and your partner with incredible insight into your relationship and help you tackle big issues like communication and expectations, before a proposal. Keep reading to learn why this type of therapy may be one of the greatest things you can do for yourself and your relationship.
Assurance
It’s important to know that counseling is not just for people who are struggling or having problems. On the contrary, it can help you avoid problems before making a longer-term commitment. Engagement can bring pressure to push aside issues in order to make the marriage happen. As a therapist in Hermosa Beach, I can help you and your partner discover your compatibilities, address challenges, and reinforce your feelings for one another, ultimately providing assurance that you truly want to spend the rest of your lives with each other.
Going Deeper
Dating relationships are often focused on fun, passion and simply being together. In the honeymoon phase, it can be hard to remember that relationships are more than attraction and passion. Life comes with bills, budgets, careers, child-raising, and so many other responsibilities. Many relationships suffer or end badly because couples fail to tackle big issues before a proposal. As your Manhattan Beach therapist, I can help you and your partner work through issues that may be buried beneath the surface, and determine if they warrant more serious attention and focus. Taking the opportunity to go a little deeper in your relationship can help you see how things will work out in the future, and whether or not it is wise to pursue marriage with your partner.
Contact Your Manhattan & Redondo Counselor Today
Couples therapy before you get engaged can jump-start your relationship, allowing you to make the most of your time together, and giving you the assurance that you are with the right person. As your therapist serving Manhattan, Redondo, and Hermosa Beach, my goal is to help you and your partner get on the same page and establish a solid foundation for an engagement and future marriage. In addition to specializing in family therapy and adolescent therapy, my desire is to promote strong, healthy relationships that lead to successful engagements and lasting marriages. If you think pre-engagement couples therapy would benefit you and your partner, please request an appointment today. You may also reach out to me at my contact page or by giving me a call at (310) 892-2572.