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Comments from Couples Who Have Taken the Course:
While working on the course, I learned that while our personalities are different and we have different tendencies, our core values, beliefs and morals are the same. I learned that my way of doing things isn’t necessarily the “right” way, and that many of our arguments can directly be related to my own selfishness. I also realized the value of communicating in a way that she prefers and doing that can really bring us even closer as a couple. The course helped us to be able to look at things from the other’s perspective. It also made us think and talk about issues that we would have never thought of. Talking through all these things and learning each other’s tendencies definitely brought us a lot closer as a couple and helped us appreciate each other for who we are. - Jared
We learned that how we communicate is very important. I found I tend to take charge in conversations so I need to work on listening better. - Beth
The course really helped us by requiring us to actually talk about things and not keep our emotions bottled up. We were able to talk about our feelings without making the other person get defensive. - Kelli and James
She said, “I learned that I need to share my feelings more, especially when I am upset or angry.” He said, “I learned that I need to be a better listener, and be less distracted when I’m listening.” - Amanda and Bruce
We wouldn’t change a thing about the course. We really enjoyed completing it and felt it was very helpful. The course seems flexible enough to be useful for any couple. - Janie and Shawn
It was SO helpful to be able to sit down and discuss some serious issues in our relationship in a neutral way, without the discussion stemming from an argument. I discovered that we are much better at working through conflicts and apologizing than I thought we were. - Anna and Matt
The course helped us to talk through some of the problems we currently have and those that will likely come up in the future. We were able to get to the root of some of our frustrations with our soon to be inlaws as well as our disagreements over money. Talking helped us form a common ground, and from there we were able to discuss resolving current problems and how we plan to deal with conflicts when they come up in the future. - Christina
Thank you so much for this course! We really enjoyed it, and it helped us a lot. We learned so much about each other and the important aspects of building a strong and healthy marriage. We realize now how important communication is in our relationship and marriage. The course helped us increase our communication skills so we can keep our relationship strong. - Debra & Tim
I never realized how silence can be interpreted differently by two people. I’ve always seen silence, solitude, or quietness as a way of relaxing and escape. On the other hand, he was interpreting my silence as unhappiness, discontent and alienation. - Christy
The course helped us with financial questions and helped us evaluate the way we will deal with our financial accounts. - Teri
I learned that my personality type is relatively rare in comparison to the general US population. - Jonathan
The course allowed us to discuss a number of important topics we had not covered before, as well as to clarify issues, talk things through and resolve some potential conflicts. We really appreciated being able to work through the course on our own. We both feel we were able to open up and share at a much deeper level than we would have felt comfortable doing in a class or in a counselor’s office. - Katie and Rob
I learned that I need to be a better listener – talk less, listen more. - Benny
This course was very comprehensive in that it brought to the forefront so many important topics for discussion. It was like forming a “business plan” for our marriage. By discussing so many potentials for conflict, and by anticipating potential solutions to that conflict, I feel more confident than ever that we will be married (and happy) for life. – Jennifer and Anthony
I discovered that I am able to communicate my needs and wants in a loving manner without conflict. – Kristen
We discovered how much we do have in common. Even our responses about what we needed to talk about were the same. - Sandra
The course helped us to clearly define our issues and what we really need to work on in our marriage. - Allison
