Thread: Marriage course

For the record - married to my very tolerant wife 15 years this Wednesday.

Wouldn't change it...

Having very recently just got married - it was suggested to us, but we didn't do it mind you.

We were told by the celebrant what one of the common first parts of a course often entail - to hang a load of washing out together. Sound simple? Well... I peg shirts at the bottom of the shirt and hang it upside down, Hannah on the other hand insists on pegging it under the arms of the shirt.

It's silly things like that, that apparently can lead to bigger problems if they're not dealt with sensibly by a lot of people.

We decided not to bother. But we did sort the washing issue - I hang mine the correct way, and hang hers the wrong way. And she hangs mine the right way and still does hers the wrong way. Simple.
If all else fails, yes dear (even if she's wrong!).

Originally Posted by seano87

Hannah on the other hand insists on pegging it under the arms of the shirt.

she is wrong

Originally Posted by solmanic

If you are planning on getting married in a church then the minister/priest usually does some sort of basic mariage preparation. It is really just low level counselling type stuff designed to flag any obvious issues. These issues however, are usually not obvious to the couple in question. Now this is where I will get a bit political...

Roman Catholic marriage preparation is something to be wary of as no Catholic priests have any first hand experience. Also, your fundamentalist, happy clappy denominations (includes Baptist and AOG - now ACC) can also be badly skewed to the ultra-traditional and now very out-of-date models of marriage. If you want to be safe, go with the Uniting Church or maybe Anglican for a more balanced, real world approach.

A church minister however, is not a marriage counsellor. If they think there are likely problems they should refer you on to one. Also remember that church marriage preparation is based on religious faith being a part of your relationship. The religious model views marriage as a union of three, not two, where it is believed that the closer your relationship to God, the closer your relationship to each other. If you aren't into that then you need to look elsewhere..

I'm C of E, my wife is Catholic, we were married in a Catholic church, in Manly, Sydney, I'm afraid , in our case, that was not so. You don't marry the Church, Bob

SWMBO can hang out the clothes however she likes knowing that I will never interfere...

A marriage course? For Pete's sake, what do you get if you pass? Cert I in Yes Dear, No Dear, Three Bags Full Dear?
I feel a more proactive approach by these course facilitators would be to produce an owner's manual and/or Rave disc for Wife Model XYZ etc.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I feel a more proactive approach by these course facilitators would be to produce an owner's manual and/or Rave disc for Wife Model XYZ etc.

"Customer complains of persistent whining from front end of wife. Vocal Controls appear to be working as normal"
Or just, y'know, talk about things? Seems to work for me....

Originally Posted by bob10

I'm C of E, my wife is Catholic, we were married in a Catholic church, in Manly, Sydney, I'm afraid , in our case, that was not so. You don't marry the Church, Bob

??? Who said anything about marrying the Church? You must be thinking of nuns.