Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
--Erma Bombeck
Our Marriage Prep team is looking at some new material to change the way we do things. Maybe enliven or update the presentation for today's couples. I guess I've gone into overload just a little, because I think Erma has the best point I've seen in a while! I guess we have a little ways to go yet before I'm ready with a "new program" to help other folks get ready for marriage. I definitely will work on the Mission statement thing, or at least a definition of what we are supposed to accomplish. From what I've witnessed lately I am sure that no relationship is a sure thing. But I'm still willing to put some effort into mine, and maybe that's the difference, and that's what today's young engaged people need to know.
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Funny...a couple teammates and I were discussing this last night. They pointed out how so many of their friends in their late 20's are getting married because that's what is expected of them. Might not be a bad idea to bring up a discussion about familial expectations with regard to marriage. :) I'm full of ideas.
Interestingly the thing I want is for couples to realize that marriage may not be for them before they do it. I know it sounds counter-intuitive to what you think of as marriage preparation, but really that is as much the point as anything else, including, yes, dealing with other people's expectations of what you should do with your life. People are definitely waiting longer to get married then most folks of "my age" did. I want them to think about why they are marrying. And since we are church-based, to think about what it means to have a sacramental marriage. Again, marrying in the Church is often a parental expectation, but is rather hard to understand for people who otherwise don't go to any regular religious services.
This is yet another part of my life where dealing with the public in an "official" capacity can be most frustrating, or most rewarding.
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