Talk First, Marry Later: A Licensed Counselor's Guide to 70 Essential Conversations for Couples Read

Talk First, Marry Later: A Licensed Counselor's Guide to 70 Essential Conversations for Couples Ready to Commit

Are you truly ready for marriage?
This book helps you find out-before you say "I do."

Grounded in years of counseling experience, this essential guide walks couples through 70 carefully selected conversation topics that are critical for building a resilient and honest relationship. Divided into eight powerful parts, each topic comes with real questions and guided exercises designed to deepen mutual understanding and prepare you for life together.

• Part 1: Foundations of a Marital Relationship (6 topics)
• Part 2: Emotional Regulation and Bonding (9 topics)
• Part 3: Conflict Resolution and Communication (10 topics)
• Part 4: Mutual Trust and Relationship Rules (8 topics)
• Part 5: Daily Life Management (12 topics)
• Part 6: Inner Vulnerabilities (10 topics)
• Part 7: Challenges and Crises (7 topics)
• Part 8: Values and Growth (8 topics)

In addition to the guided discussions, this book includes:

• A Negative Communication Attitudes checklist to help identify harmful patterns
• A pre- and post-conversation reflection tool to track how your understanding of each other evolves

Practical tips for having hard conversations with empathy and clarity

Whether you're navigating issues like family dynamics, emotional wounds, intimacy, or future dreams, Talk First, Marry Later gives you the tools to build trust, strengthen your bond, and make wise decisions-together.

More than a conversation starter-it's a relationship transformer.