premarital
adjective
pre·mar·i·tal
ˌprē-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-ˈma-rə-
variants
or less commonly pre-marital
: made or occurring before marriage
premarital counseling
premarital agreements concerning property
premarital sex
premaritally
adverb
or pre-maritally
premaritally pregnant
cohabiting premaritally
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One option could be to recommend premarital counseling.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Ask your lady friend to join you for premarital counseling, where a licensed therapist can help her to free herself from Courtney's control.
—Emma Jones, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Ask your lady friend to join you for premarital counseling, where a licensed therapist can help her to free herself from Courtney’s control.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
To get at answers, and to hopefully see each other more clearly, consider doing premarital counseling.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Ask your lady friend to join you for premarital counseling, where a licensed therapist can help her to free herself from Courtney's control.
—Emma Jones, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Ask your lady friend to join you for premarital counseling, where a licensed therapist can help her to free herself from Courtney’s control.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
To get at answers, and to hopefully see each other more clearly, consider doing premarital counseling.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Premarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premarital. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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premarital
adjective
pre·mar·i·tal
ˌprē-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: existing or occurring before marriage
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