I thought that Thursday's discussion on structure and function was quite interesting, especially the short discussion about the bill that would encourage pre-marital counseling.  While I agree that forcing people to go to counseling would not be helpful, and I admit that I do not know enough about this specific bill to know if it would be effective or not, I do not agree that it only addresses structure.  Sometimes I feel like people have kind of given up on marriage, in the sense that they expect divorce and see it as a minor obstacle to be dealt with and overcome instead of as a tragedy that we can work to prevent.  I don't want to think like that, either as an individual or as a professional.  If counseling helps people relate better, as it should, then why not encourage it so that people can function better within the structure of marriage?