The Worldwide Marriage Encounter (wwme.org) was a blessing we never thought we would need.
Having to decide to register for this weekend retreat weeks ago, was the best decision to invest in our marriage.
The new-to-us marriage tools that were taught during the entire weekend were very intense, practical, easy (towards the end but hard during the first few attempts), and extremely helpful for us.
The exercises were given since Day 1 until Day 3 for us to master to use the tools required to communicate effectively...and boy, we sure did master it after being grilled for the entire weekend doing the Dialogues and love letters expressed after we were asked to write them!!
Lots of tears, unveiling of our innermost feelings and fears, and other truths that most married couples tend to hide, or refrain from speaking about to keep the peace at home..
Sadly enough, most couples--including us-- tend to keep issues at bay because, in reality, it is difficult to discuss hard things with your spouse...yet these issues are ready to resurface when something or someone pulls the trigger!
The retreat is also centered with how God designed marriage, yet, it was heavy on providing us the tools and equipping couples the how-to's when you are all on your own after the weekend retreat.
The retreat is best if you have been a couple (married either civilly or Sacramentally) for longer years..however, it is equally useful for new couples too!
Some participants were married for decades, yet, they chose to invest on this weekend for the sake of their relationship.
You certainly don't need to be in a troubled marriage to benefit from this retreat! Couples who decide to invest on the retreat are mostly the ones who have stronger marriage, yet, they seek to grow deeper in their marriage.
We didn't know we needed this couple's retreat until we invested and experienced the Worldwide Marriage Encounter!
Now we look forward to do our follow-up session and share the wonderful things to other interested couples or even religious individuals to give yourself the weekend you deserve to learn more about yourself, your spouse or parishioners (if you are a priest or religious individual facilitating ministries)
Look for wwme.org in your country (present in 90 countries worldwide) and I kid you not, every couple needs this, whether you know it or not! I know because I thought we had it all figured out until this weekend!