Marriage Moats-Tutus
Published: Mon, 10/04/10
| Marriage Moats | Caring for Marriage |
Many of the
skills that make or break a marriage can actually be learned.
Not many of us
predict a child to excel in ballet, or a foreign language, or geometry
without routine education. Imagine taking two five year olds, placing
one in dancing class twice a week for 6 years, and leaving the other to
learn on her own. At the end of the experiment you could observe them to
see how much they have progressed. No one would be startled to see that
the child blessed with ongoing instruction and encouragement was a more
proficient dancer.
Yet we think nothing of launching a newlywed couple with a small
mountain of gifts and a romantic getaway to Bermuda, expecting them to
thrive with less instruction than they had learning to drive.
Occasionally people seem to wonder if joining a marriage class means
that your relationship is in distress. That is like suggesting that to
take your car in for an oil change means your transmission in on the
brink. Cars need to be taken care of if they are to get you where you
want to go. So does your marriage. Join a marriage class and see if
your relationship starts running better. You may even find you enjoy
the ride.
www.caringformarriage.org
photo by Chara Odhner 
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