Back to TTM ResultsOf the 201 couples in the TTM study, 31% participated in marriage preparation (marriage preparation). This is slightly higher in comparison to rates in the U.S., where approximately 25% of couples receive marriage preparation.
The survey also showed a variety of reasons why marriage preparation was initiated. As shown in the figure below, 47% of the couples said both partners initiated marriage preparation, 25% of the couples said that the wife had initiated therapy, and in only 7% of the couples did the husband initiate marriage preparation. About 19% of the couples said that someone else initiated the marriage preparation, perhaps a clergy member if the counselling was a requirement of their church.
