re: Pre-Marriage Counseling - What to expect

I love when this conversation comes up and people bash the concept of priests providing marriage counseling.

Never mind the fact that many of these priests have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of married couples and have helped guide them through some dark shite (deaths of children, infidelity, you name it).

Priests have never been married? Good. In many ways, that puts them in a better position to provide guidance. They are a neutral observer. Not a biased friend who may provide selfish advice (i.e. "Dude, she wants you to visit her parents instead of watching the game? F that shite. Tell her you don't want to. She can visit them by herself. It's her parents.")

A priest who has been around a while will be able to give much MUCH better advice than your buddy, Craig, who lives down the street and is on marriage #2.

Don't get me wrong. Professional marriage counselors serve a good purpose as well. But to disparage the fact that priests counsel married and engaged couples is sheer ignorance.