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Compass is our specialist support service for people affected by forced adoption.
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While every marriage is unique, all have one thing in common. When the two partners say those time-honoured words “I do”, they want the marriage to last for the rest of their lives, even though divorce statistics tell us it’s a hope rather than a reality.
The good news is there are programs to help you maximise your chance of keeping your relationship strong and healthy post the wedding.
One of these is Prepare, a pre-marriage education program that has been running successfully for 30 years.
Prepare is designed for couples without children who are marrying for the first time or making a formal commitment. This personal program involves the couple meeting privately with the same counsellor in three sessions.
As part of the program, each party completes a questionnaire, which is then assessed by the counsellor and discussed at length with the couple. There is plenty of time allowed for talking about what the questionnaire shows, and most couples find this of enormous benefit.
Prepare helps you to identify and build on the strengths of your relationship, while assisting you to explore ways of resolving conflict. While wedding days are often the stuff of dreams, the real life that follows will inevitably have its share of conflict and differences, and learning how to recognise this and resolve differences helps to keep a relationship on track.
Prepare also shows how you can strengthen your communication skills. This aspect is vital as so many relationship breakdowns can be traced back to poor communication between two people.
You will learn how to set your individual and shared goals for the future and develop a financial plan together, both important for a successful long term future.
For people who are about to embark on a second marriage or long term commitment, there is Prepare-MC, which looks at the added issues for people with children from a previous relationship, and explores how to plan successfully for their new family group.
Find out more about Prepare here.
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