Choose Your Hard

Marriage Enrichment? Really?

Is your marriage one of the most important gifts you have?   If a friend told you, “My wife and I went to a marriage class,” would you say, ‘Oh no. Are you two having trouble?’ Or, would you say ‘How was it?  We’ve been wanting to do something like that.’ Unfortunately, most people’s initial response would be the former, not the latter.  Why do we wait until there are problems in our marriage before we ‘work’ on our marriage? The adage – If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – might be something we laugh about, but it’s not wise advice when it comes to marriage. 

If we put our marriage on “auto-pilot”, it’s pretty predictable what will happen over time. Doing something intentional to strengthen our marriage shouldn’t be put off until we see problems.  Doing something for our marriage should be ‘the norm.’  Marriage is hard… we need “continuing education.” We need a little help to address our communication, time-management, conflict resolution, or whatever specific needs we have.  Marriage enrichments are for everybody – not just for couples who are struggling.   Check out some of the things we’ve done here: The 7 Best Things We’ve Done for Our Marriage.

Change Oil Every 3,000 Miles

It’s the better part of wisdom to perform “preventative maintenance” on our marriage relationship (much like changing oil in our car), rather than waiting for it to start breaking down. If our marriages are healthy and thriving, the lives of our children and all those around us will be better for it. 

A quick search of the internet reveals a dizzying array of marriage enrichments varying from short, online helps, articles, weekend experiences, ongoing regular therapy, intensive counseling retreats, etc…. Regardless of how long you’ve been married or where you’re “at” in your relationship, you’ll benefit from time away to focus on just the two of you. What has worked for us is a marriage experience called Worldwide Marriage Encounter. 

Feed Your Intimacy. It’s Hungry.

What we’re saying is that whether you’re looking for quick tips (like The Couples Post provides), or in-depth marriage enrichments (like Worldwide Marriage Encounter) it’s important for ALL of us to feed our relationship, grow our communication skills, and work on our intimacy. The investment is so very worth it! Here are links to a few more articles to get you started…. The Number One Communication Problem… Making Up Is Hard To Do … Peeling The Onion Of Intimacy… The Secret Recipe Of Intimacy… and Who Wants More Sex?