Every Married Couple Should Do This Weekend! |
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Tony says: As soon as we returned from the Marriage Encounter Weekend we both couldn’t wait to enthuse to all our friends about this delightful weekend for married couples, whereby couples focus in a private and simple way on each other and appreciating what they have. Strangely many people hadn’t even heard of it. As a couple Sian and I have always recognised the importance of communication; and take an evening each week for us to have some ’romantic’ time and thought we were doing quite well, despite the busy demands of our 6 children. Before the weekend, Sian had presumed that it was going to be some kind of ‘religious’ event, so she rolled her eyes skyward whenever we referred to the Marriage Encounter weekend we had booked. It wasn’t at all religious. On our return home though, Sian was convinced that every married couple should attend a Marriage Encounter weekend, since they will be so delighted with the effects on their relationship and future ease of communication. Within a week Sian had persuaded 4 of her friends to book a Marriage Encounter weekend. We now have many more meaningful glances and little smiles with each other…. even during a busy day. We talk more readily and easily - and it seems I have become more understanding and attentive too. Every married couple should do a Marriage Encounter weekend – and be delighted!! Sian says: Tony is a generous and considerate husband but he is very skilled in discussion and argument – sometimes hard work to be married to! I can be “a little” stubborn and find myself avoiding meaningful discussions about things. Our discussions easily turned into arguments. Since our Marriage Encounter Weekend, many things changed for the better. The communication method we learned has allowed us to have much easier discussions and heart sharing now, which we are both thrilled about. Things are much better now. This has changed our relationship from one of simple little formulas that usually work for each other and which helped us “get by”, to a marriage now of easy and loving exchanges and often surprising insight into where the other person is coming from. It reminds us of our courting days - Amazing but true! Even after 26 years, everything seems so much better now. We were delighted with the Marriage Encounter weekend and we both agree – we somehow appreciate and love each other more now. Sian and Tony Fodor, ME Belmont Abbey weekend, Nov 2009 |
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