I really appreciated completing this course because, although we know that we love each other, it was nice to hear it out loud and specifically. We plan on having just a generic ceremony at the courthouse where we wouldn’t be able to discuss these things. We already share a house and children so it’s easy to get swept up into the day to day life. It was nice to be able to slow down and focus on just us two. It was a good feeling to be able to tell the person you love why you think they are so wonderful. – Marisa
Taking a marriage counseling class turned out to be a good move, even though I wasn’t exactly excited about it at first. I went in thinking it might not be for us, but it actually helped more than I expected. It gave us a space to talk things through with someone neutral, and that alone made a difference. I learned a few things about communication and how I respond in certain situations that I hadn’t really thought about before. It wasn’t some big, dramatic breakthrough, but it gave us some useful tools and reminded me of the importance of working on the relationship—not just coasting through it. – Bernard
