Thursday, December 19, 2002
PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING PART II
Another thing we discussed during our last session of counseling with Pastor Clive was family dynamics and dealing with your in-laws. As it is, I think both Karena and I have, in one way or another, had to deal with differences in opinion from our families. And that's been difficult at times, especially when trying to find a house and plan such a large wedding.
But we learned that by discussing our problems and concerns and going back to our families as a united front (aka "this is our decision"), that the "guilt trip" will not work on us. Plus, there will be many times when I will inevitably have to say "no" to some family gatherings to be with Karena or her family.
It's weird because I've always known that a wedding may be difficult to plan, but building a marriage is much more difficult. But now that I'm at that point in my life, I find myself so surprised just how much work it requires to build a strong, happy marriage. That just makes me respect married people all the more.
Another thing we discussed during our last session of counseling with Pastor Clive was family dynamics and dealing with your in-laws. As it is, I think both Karena and I have, in one way or another, had to deal with differences in opinion from our families. And that's been difficult at times, especially when trying to find a house and plan such a large wedding.
But we learned that by discussing our problems and concerns and going back to our families as a united front (aka "this is our decision"), that the "guilt trip" will not work on us. Plus, there will be many times when I will inevitably have to say "no" to some family gatherings to be with Karena or her family.
It's weird because I've always known that a wedding may be difficult to plan, but building a marriage is much more difficult. But now that I'm at that point in my life, I find myself so surprised just how much work it requires to build a strong, happy marriage. That just makes me respect married people all the more.
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