Ok...ok... That is a little dramatic. BUT sometimes marriage can feel very suffocating and unfulfilling. Today we talk about how important preparing for your marriage actually is in order to have a happy, fulfilling marriage. We talk with BYU Professor, Dr. Alan Hawkins and his research assistant, Tiffany Clyde. They wrote the article: Revising Premarital Relationship Interventions for the Next Generation. This article covers 4 main areas that pre-marital education needs to cover to be effective in reaching todays couples: 1) Individualism and Commitment Ambivalence, 2) Meaning of and Attitude about Marriage, 3) Premarital Relationship History and Experiences and 4) the Effects of Media. We cover each of these topics and why they are so important to discuss BEFORE you get married to help couples have the marriage they want.