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marriage guidance

British  

noun

    1. advice given to couples who have problems in their married life

    2. ( as modifier )

      a marriage-guidance counsellor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the time, Mr. Prescott was jokingly referred to as the political equivalent of a marriage guidance counselor.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

"We met up with her on all sorts of occasions, she was a lovely person. She was terrific and did such a lot. She also did her marriage guidance and was terribly good at that."

From BBC May 17, 2020

In a lot of ways our marriage is better than it was, which seems like a crazy thing to say but we spent months going to marriage guidance.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2018

Tam is shocked by his behaviour, becomes teetotal and qualifies as an alcohol and marriage guidance officer.

From The Guardian Jul. 10, 2010

Later, a PhD. in sociology for David and a Masters degree with a thesis on Christian marriage for Vera, moved them into full time marriage guidance work.

From Marriage Enrichment Retreats Story of a Quaker Project by Mace, D. R. (David Robert)

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