Over the weekends, me and my wife attended a marriage convention at Suntec Convention Center.
Over our marriage of 3 years, Me and my wife believe that we should always attend such conventions on regular basis to remind each other of the importance of a healthy marriage.
Unfortunately, we find the topics presented in the convention to be generic and the statistics used were outdated... nevertheless, we would want to share these information with you :)
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The talk was by Mr Mitch & Mrs Rhonda Temple and the topics presented was as follows:
1. Marriages that Think!
2. Restoring Intimacy
3. Building a Marriage that Lasts a Lifetime
This is a quick summary for those newly wed, or soon-to-be wedded couples
Fundamentals of LifeLong-thriving Marriage (Proactive) Six Key
- Broad Perspective (Not abt you)
- Communication (Appreciation)
- Conflict Resolution (Common Sense)
- Intimacy (Closeness)
- Day to Day Challenges (Make Good choices; slow down)
- Community (you need others)
- Healthy Communications
- Flexibility in dealing with stress/problem solving
- Appreciation/ Encouragement/Respect
- Tight cohesion and spending time together but allowing independence
- Religious participation and staying connected to larger community
- Strong commitment to family
- Showing affections and having a sense of humour
- Keeping promises/build trust
- Forgiveness and grace
- Care for others physical, emotional and spiritual health
Intimacy
- It is more than sex
- Closeness
- Bonded
- One
- Team spirited
- Want the best for your partner
Passion
- Attacted to the others
- Want to be with the other
- Want to share the most intimate of emotions
- Want to connect sexually
- Chemistry is there
- Ignition
Commitment
- More than just a decision
- No matter what you feel right now, you are committed to this marriage
- Involves physically, mentally, socially and emotionally
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