Brilliant. I love the practicality of this. We were not even married for one year when my partner and I decided to attend a marriage counselling class. We had known each other since we were teenagers and been "in love" since that time, but we did not know how to "live with each other" and we did not really know how to communicate with each other. In that class there was not one couple who had been married for less than five years. We both felt weird being there, but we also felt that we needed to be there. It was that class that laid the groundwork for our years together and learning compromise was one significant part of the lesson.
That's impressive that you both saw the value of such a class so early on. Clearly it paid off!
Some relationships are completely unsalvageable for a host of reasons. But I believe some could be saved, and even do surprisingly well, if more folks had the right tools and practical skills.
Brilliant. I love the practicality of this. We were not even married for one year when my partner and I decided to attend a marriage counselling class. We had known each other since we were teenagers and been "in love" since that time, but we did not know how to "live with each other" and we did not really know how to communicate with each other. In that class there was not one couple who had been married for less than five years. We both felt weird being there, but we also felt that we needed to be there. It was that class that laid the groundwork for our years together and learning compromise was one significant part of the lesson.
That's impressive that you both saw the value of such a class so early on. Clearly it paid off!
Some relationships are completely unsalvageable for a host of reasons. But I believe some could be saved, and even do surprisingly well, if more folks had the right tools and practical skills.