Andrea and I have begun our rigorous Marriage Counseling. Jeff, who is our officiant of choice, agreed to do the ceremony only on the condition that we submit to his counseling and see it through. And that we do all the homework he assigns.

So, with the event 3.5 Months away, we began our counseling this week.

Jeff handed us each a stack of papers to fill out/read. Each of us got a video. Each of us got a book (Andrea got a 2nd one, but it was small). Our mission was to examine the material and report on it.

Now let me tell you, thirty years of age or not, I'm rather apprehensive about this whole marriage thing. I honestly don't think having eight years on my fiancé gives me a leg up on what to expect or how to handle this thing. We're both total n00bs here.

And, to my relief, the material I've been studying thus far has been rather reassuring. Interesting, illuminating and largely reassuring.

I don't mean that to be a dismissive comment. I'm not saying there isn't a lot to learn, or that I'm no longer concerned about our standing ability to cope. What I am saying is that I begin to see that we have a good shot at it. And, unsurprisingly, I'm realizing things about myself that I, to this point had been blind to.

I have just the sort of psychology that those self-help book writers prey upon. ;)