Everything else about your marriage celebration (read: wedding day) is DIY-ed, so why not your marriage preparation?

Is the DIY Marriage Plan for me?

Depends. Does any of the following sound like you?

You want to grow old together. That’s why you’re getting married and committing to forever with this one person. The only problem is that, like many things in life, you’re not quite sure how to make this happen. You were never taught how to stay true to someone in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.

The DIY Marriage Plan will get you from your wedding day to your matching set of rocking chairs.

Your fiancee isn’t excited about spending time in a counselor’s office. You are totally game for learning how to make forever a reality. You’d even be down for sitting in a counselor’s office to talk about some of your, dare I say, “issues”.

But the person you’re marrying? Notsomuch.

Let me be real for a second, I didn’t want to go to pre-marital counseling at first. And I was in school to be a counselor. Your man (being real again: it’s almost always the dude that doesn’t want to go) isn’t trying to sabotage your marriage or being lazy or uncaring. He’s being a human.

Here’s what he’s thinking:

• It’s a waste of time and/or money (why fix what isn’t broken?)
• I don’t want to talk about my life with a stranger (he barely talks to you and he loves you)
• I have no clue what’s going to happen which freaks me out (especially true of men who like to sit so they can see the entire restaurant)

The DIY Marriage Plan was created with your fiancee in mind. You can prepare for your marriage from the safety and comfort of your own home and at your own pace. 

You aren’t exactly religious. And I don’t know how much research you’ve done into the world of marriage advice, but Christians love to provide it (full disclosure: I am a Christian). This is fine except it leaves tons of couples feeling like outsiders in the world of marriage.

With the DIY Marriage Plan I decided to keep religion out of it. I focus on practical ways that you can make life as a married couple smoother and more loving.

The DIY Marriage Plan will get you prepared for marriage. Amen. Or, rather, not amen.

You aren’t exactly engaged. And maybe you’re thinking about/are living together. Perfect! The DIY Marriage Plan was made for you, too! Do you know why couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced? Because most slide into the decision. Your toothbrush stays the week, then your favorite pair of jeans, and then BOOM you two are living together. You didn’t really decide, it just kinda… happened.

The DIY Marriage plan is a great way to get back in the driver seat of your relationship and make sure it’s going where both of you want it to go.

The DIY Marriage Plan will get you prepared for marriage even if you aren’t getting married!

 So, how do you want to get ready for a lifetime of love and commitment?