The document discusses the importance of pre-marriage counseling based on surveys of divorced couples. It finds that the top five reasons for divorce are a lack of communication, distrust of partners, refusal to accept each other, failure to respond to requests, and indirect criticism. A pre-marriage course in 2006 found that it saved a minimum of two out of every ten couples and a maximum of five couples from divorce. The root cause of most divorces was identified as a lack of communication. The document recommends that pre-marriage education should cover the values, psychology, communication styles, and conflict management skills of couples.