Pre-Marital Counseling Questionnaire

Topic: Attitudes & Expectations Regarding Your New Family

1. Is this person the only one with whom you could be happy?

2. Do you believe that there are roles a person has simply because of gender?

3. How man children would you like to have?

4. How far apart in age would you like your children to be?

5. What are your views on discipline?

6. Will you expect your children to perform well in school? In athletics? In other areas?

7. Will you expect your children to attend college?

8. How often do you expect to go on vacation as a family?

9. What is your ideal vacation?

10. Would you consider going on vacation without your spouse?

11. How do you expect to spend your weekends?

12. How many nights each week would you like your family to be at home?

13. How would you describe your ideal home? (Include location, type of building, rooms, yard, etc.)

14. Do you hope to have pets? How many? What kind?

15. How often would you like to make love with your spouse?

16. What kind of things do you hope to continue doing to keep the romance in your relationship?

17. How would you describe “quality time” with you spouse?

18. What is your idea of a great date?

19. Do you have any fears about marriage in general? If so, what are they?

20. What, if any, needs to change in your partner? What will happen if he/she cannot change?