RECOGNIZE THE VALUE & IMPORTANCE WHY PRE-MARRIAGE MATTERS

• 87% of young adults plan on being married eventually and 82% expect to be married for life. Did you catch that?

• Almost all young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 not only aspire to eventually be married, they plan on it. And, perhaps more striking – in the face of a staggering divorce rate that most young adults have witnessed up close and personal– most still believe that when they marry, it will be for life.

• More couples want pre-marriage education than ever – and with good reason. It is “associated with higher levels of marital satisfaction, lower levels of destructive conflicts and higher levels of commitment.”

HERE ARE A FEW MORE FACTS

• 76% of married couples say they wish they had pre-marriage education.

• 86% of Americans over 18 say all couples considering marriage should get pre-marriage education.

• Couples who do not receive pre-marriage education are more likely to see their problems as atypical and unsolvable.

• 41% of divorced couples say lack of pre-marriage preparation contributed to their divorce.

• Couples are 31% less likely to get divorced if they get some sort of pre-marriage training before they marry.

• Couples who participate in pre-marriage programs experience a 30% increase in marital success and fulfillment over those who do not participate.