1. What is the best piece of advice you would give to a couple engaged to be married?

2. Marriage is the most intimate, enduring relationship in God's creation order. How is "bending" part of God's design for marriage according to Genesis 2:18-25 and Ephesians 5:21-30?

3. "It is better to be imperfectly happy than perfectly unhappy." How could this thought change the way you "do" marriage?

4. "Nature has a way of breaking what does not bend." How is that true in marriage? If you are married, are you generally stubborn or willing to bend, and how has that affected your marriage?

5. "You and your wife are the only two people who are really in this thing together." Do you agree or not, and why? How can (or has) this thought change the way you are prioritizing and making decisions? What is one practical step you can take this week to apply this idea to your marriage?