Many people are turning to marriage seminars to help improve their marriage.  Some of these seminars are for couples considering getting married and others are for already married couples. The hope is that by going to one of these courses, the partners learn how to effectively various issues that they may face during married life.  The person leading the seminar will show them how to explore their different responses and how best to communicate with each other. 

Is it worth attending a pre-marriage seminar?  It’s difficult to get hard numbers on how effective such seminars are on reducing the rate of divorce. Some couples attend a seminar and realize they’re not ready for marriage and don’t go ahead with it. In that case, the seminar probably prevented a failed marriage, but it doesn’t count as a success because no one keeps track of it.  Only couples that went ahead and married are counted, so the statistics are skewed.

Other seminars are aimed at helping already married couples. Many of these seminars target particular situations.  Some are designed to help couples make an OK marriage even better. Others are intended to help couples whose marriage is already in trouble. Some seminars are focus on emotional issues while others may deal directly with sexual questions. The idea is to give couples an open platform in a neutral setting to discuss issues that may be preventing them from connecting properly. 

One advantage of seminars is that they can be less expensive than individual marriage counseling. What can work for everyone is some education into how relationships work and how to fix those that are not working properly.  A great course for anyone interested in a better marriage is Save My Marriage Today.  You can probably tell from the title that it is aimed at helping people who feel their marriage is in danger.  Even if you haven’t reached the point of breakup you can benefit from reading and applying the knowledge that you learn from programs like these. You can learn about two other excellent programs at: Magic of Making Up Review and 2nd Chance Romance Review.

We can all benefit from better relationship and communication skills.  Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a crisis to make us realize that we need help.  It would be much better to develop the skills needed to avoid problems in the first place. Consider attending a marriage seminar, and at least check out the information at the sources I just gave you. A happy and loving marriage is well worth your time and effort.