marriage by the numbers

According to a survey in yesterday’s USA Today, marriage is quite a quandary for young adults ages 18-30. 82% of them expect to be married for life. One problem is that only 70% believe they have the skills to make that happen. 56% believe that it’s important to live with their partner before marriage, but that’s another problem because people who live together before marriage are significantly more likely to end up getting a divorce. 28% are setting themselves up for major disappointment with the belief that there’s only one perfect marriage partner for each of us. 14% are simply opposed to the idea of ever getting married (they tend to have the lowest education while those who get married tend to be the most educated.) Study after study has shown that people who marry tend to be healthier, wealthier and happier. Now with all of this, my question is what steps should we take at Journey to help people have loving, God-honoring marriages?