We were introduced to this course by our Mentor Couple, Mr & Mrs Lee Voon Siong. We have been meeting up with them on a monthly or bimonthly basis even before we attended this course.
Initially we were slightly skeptical and a little unsure whether would the course fit us as we are not engaged yet but we did have thoughts of getting married soon. However, Uncle Voon Siong told us that as long as we have marriage on our minds, it would be ok to attend this course. Based on the explanation that Uncle Voon Siong gave about this course, we felt that we would be able to benefit very much from it too.
He also advised us that attending the course earlier would give us more time to grow in the areas that are weak.
Hence, despite the distance and having to travel back and forth to JB on a weekly basis, we figured that this is an investment that is worthwhile since its for the joy and happiness of our marriage in the future. It has also given us a good reason for us to travel up weekly to visit Dennis’ parents and spend some time shopping in KL. He He..
Though the traveling did wear us out in the later part of the course but we certainly felt that we’ve benefited very much from the course. The real life experiences shared by Nick and Sila, the video sofa couples and the live sofa couples has shown us that the problems that we face are not unique to us but common in every relationship. The only difference was that they were more equipped with tools to use when the relationship hits a hard patch.
From this course, we’ve manage to find out the weakness that we face. We’ve also used the tools provided and it certainly proved to be effective. It is not easy since it’s a new discipline for us to learn to put into practice.
We’ve also felt that our meetings with our support couple are more guided and structured since they have now know in exact the weakness of our relationship through the PREPARE questionnaire. Me and my partner concurred that the results are very accurate. With this as a guideline, our support couple are now able to focus directly to our weakness and seek to improve those areas. We are also more conscious of these areas of growth and have since tried to strengthen it in our relationship.
We would indeed certainly agree that this course is a must for all couples who are planning to get married. We’ve never regret attending this course and even with the traveling, we feel that its worth the effort!
Blessings,
Dennis & Joelyn
May 2009
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