Set in Concrete: Is cementing your marriage a good thing?

People frequently contact me asking for advice concerning marriage problems. They may be having issues over things like how to raise children, money, communication, or disparity over the frequency of sex, division of domestic duties, and so on. Typical marriage problems are actually pretty simple to fix.  Some couples reach out when they are in the early stage of needing help and those cases are fairly easy to deal with.

It would be like finding a cancerous lump somewhere on your body and going to the doctor right away to be treated.  Medical professionals do wonders and can often cure the problem if you catch it in the early stages. It would be silly—although some people do it—to just sit and wait and wait and wait until your entire body is covered with tumors and then go into the doctor’s office.  He or she would wonder why on earth you didn’t do something right away.  Why didn’t you come in when it was easier to take care of? Because you waited and delayed getting medical attention, there is now advanced cancer all over your body and it’s going to be very difficult to treat.

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