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Peak summer wedding season is here. Before walking down the aisle, more couples today are adding an extra item to their to-do list— premarital counseling. A survey conducted earlier this year by The Knot found that out of seventeen thousand engaged or just-married couples, about a third went to couples therapy. For gen Z’ers, this number is higher at nearly 40 percent.
Once seen as a last-ditch effort to save a failing marriage, couples therapy is now viewed as a way to maintain a healthy and happy partnership. And it’s not just about avoiding divorce. Many people say they don’t want to repeat the patterns they saw in their parents’ marriages. One upside is that therapy offers a neutral and supportive space to have difficult conversations about common relationship issues like where money is being spent or how couples talk to each other in moments of conflict.
Experts say that while premarital therapy can’t “fix” a relationship, it can help couples gain the right tools as they move into this next chapter. And for a growing number of young people, it’s becoming just as important as choosing a venue or what’s on the wedding menu.
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