Making change for Katrina

Premarital counseling is gaining in popularity, as well it should! Getting marriage counseling to most people would seem to indicate that the marriage is in some real trouble, and that getting counseling is a sort of last ditch effort to save it from disaster or divorce. Some couples think that they know each other well enough, as they have lived together for months and they don't need any pre-marital counseling. Some religions require counseling before they are allowed to get married. Premarital counseling is one of cheapest insurance policies couples can take for an opportunity to live a long and happy marriage. In the olden days, marriage counseling was not called marriage counseling - but it was still widely practiced, and usually occurred before the actual marriage took place. For example, the Catholic Church requires counseling before the couple can get married. If both members are Catholic they are required to attend classes, which are called pre-Cana and usually last about four months.