A lot of couples think seeking therapy is the death knell of a marriage. But more and more couples are seeking therapy BEFORE they get married.

Rachel Moreno told CNN that she and her fiance sought pre-marital therapy to stave off issues that could arise in the future.

"We agreed upon getting engaged that premarital counseling would be a must so that we could get a head start on preventing potential major problems," she said.

In Atlanta, participation in Doyle Hamilton's pre-marriage workshop has more than doubled since 2005 -- from 44 couples to 108 in 2009, CNN reports. And pre-marriage education appears to be increasing nationwide -- and not only among religious groups, Dr. Alan Hawkins, a professor of family life at Brigham Young University told CNN.

Six states -- Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Georgia and Tennessee -- have passed legislation that encourages couples to attend premarital counseling by offering reductions on marriage license fees, CNN reported.

We think pre-marriage counseling is a great idea -- but we still think the more issues you have before you marry, the more issues you're likely to have after you marry.

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