The Dos of Preparing for Marriage | Ep. 88

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Preparing for marriage is one of the most important things you will ever do. Today on the podcast Dr. Kim, Nils, and Christina share the “do’s” of preparing for marriage. They share practical advice on what to do as you prepare for the big day and the even bigger days after the big day.

Tune in to learn more about how to prepare well for marriage!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and how to have the relationship that God has designed for you.
0:09.7	I am your co-host, Christina Dodson. On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberling and Nell Smith.
0:15.6	To engage with the Awesome Marriage podcast, use the hashtag Awesome Marriage.
0:23.3	So, Awesome Marriage for the next two weeks on the podcast, we're going to be talking about preparing for marriage. You know, it's a summertime,
0:27.2	lots of weddings happening, lots of engagements happening. And so we're excited to take some time to
0:31.0	really talk about how to prepare well for marriage because it's a big deal. So today on the podcast,
0:35.7	we're going to be talking about the dues of preparing for marriage. And the podcast, we're going to be talking about the do's of preparing for
0:38.3	marriage. And then next week, we're going to be talking about the don'ts when it comes to preparing
0:41.9	for marriage. So just to kind of kick things off and open up the conversation, why is it so
0:46.7	important to prepare for marriage? Nils, let's hear from you. What do you think? Well, one, I mean,
0:52.5	typically when you're getting married, it's your first time to get
0:55.7	married. And so you have no idea what to expect. And so to really kind of dig in with somebody who's
1:02.0	an expert in the area, it's so important. And just to begin to ask questions. So for Katie and I,
1:08.5	we dated for two years and then we're engaged for two years,
1:11.2	which I don't recommend for anybody. But we knew each other really well going into marriage.
1:16.4	And we didn't start premarital until six months before we got married. So we were three and a half
1:20.3	years into knowing each other or dating and being engaged. And every session was, I didn't know
1:27.3	that about you or I didn't know you know the
1:29.9	questions that were asked and the things that were stirred and the expectations that were brought up
1:34.9	we had different expectations going into marriage even three and a half years into being together
1:40.2	and preparing for marriage so yeah it just it was so beneficial for Kitty and I,
1:46.6	just to start having some conversations that needed to be had as we prepared to be married.
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