I am going to begin marriage counseling in a few days. I have no idea what I'm getting into with this. Will any of you who have been through it tell me what to expect? Is there any trickery I need to watch out for?
I think all those other answers are bogus.
My husband and I started counseling before we were married, and we now continue it after getting married, to help us prepare.
Our counselor asked things about both sides of the family, who supported our marriage, who didn't, plans about children, and the future. We also took a test to find out what each other thought about various things in our lives. He taught us about reflective listening. As far as trickery – not at all if you get a good counselor. You can always request another counselor if you don't feel the one you have is being fair.
It's really simple and we always left feeling better and secure.
I hope this helps!