The fiancé flew in for our weekend conference. We prepared with 25 other couples, two of whom are getting married this coming weekend! We had about 18 talks and breakout sessions during which we talked about every imaginable issue that was important to us, including roles, finances, and daily schedules. It was an excellent opportunity to break from the normal pace of life and really discuss in depth how we'd like our marriage to look. We had a 2-3 very fruitful conversations, for which I am grateful.
It was kind of fun to meet other couples and hear their stories as well. There were several "mixed" marriages, which we discovered were referred to as "interfaith" by our Baptist/Catholic breakfastmates. Most of the people were our ages. Several of them were ethnically diverse.
An older couple, a younger couple, and a priest led most of the discussions. It was great to hear their experiences, discoveries, and suggestions. Most of the day was focused on conversations about our feelings, so it was a little exhausting after about 10 hours. Though he was a good sport, the fiancé passed me a note just before dinner on Saturday saying that he was done talking about his feelings and he needed a beer.
It was really, really, really nice to be in a setting away from work and not to be recognized by anyone. We listened and laughed and talked about how other couples makes us glad to be with each other. ;)
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It was so funny reading about this. I think any guy would probably go crazy talking about his feelings for this long of a time. Rich must be a real trooper.
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