https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1542367 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:01:12 +0000 shellio 1542367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: @grizz: Thanks!! I am going to look into anything like this offered through my work - if not, good to know that we can just find a counselor and go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540392 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:33:18 +0000 mrs. bird 1540392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: omg. yeah, $3,300, i better be sipping something delicious on a beach somewhere :D i'm gonna look into some later tonight &amp; i'll def let you know what i find! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540375 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:30:12 +0000 mrs. bird 1540375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: &amp; @78h2o: i feel like i recall mrs. jacks (could have been someone else, but i think it was her!) talking about doing one of those &amp; liking it! i wish they had one closer to me, adding travel and lodging on top of the $645 tuition makes for an expensive wk end, but i'm sure it's worth it if it helps to create a happy marriage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540359 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:26:29 +0000 Boheme 1540359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shellio: @Bookish: The counselor we go to is a service provided by my husband's work :) Its a free service. She wasn't thrown off at all that we said we didn't necessarily have issues, but that we just wanted to invest in our marriage. She thought it was great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540223 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:46:11 +0000 Bookish 1540223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: We started going to one as well :) </p> <p>@shellio: I know you asked Grizz but I'll answer from my experience - the counselor we go to is a service provided by my work, and it was not weird that we didn't have major issues. We had like you said just drifted apart after having G. We've only gone I think 4 times and it's already made a huge difference. We are going to go every other month for the foreseeable future just for maintenance and to check in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540174 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:35:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1540174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to one three months after we got married (four years ago) just because we wanted to grow and start our marriage with good input, it was really good! I think it was less than $100 for two days. It was a Christian conference though; and from previous posts it seems that religious conferences are cheaper - unfortunately! Wish there were more options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540160 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:32:00 +0000 78h2o 1540160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were thinking about doing a Gottman one... we got a card in the mail advertising it (since I'm a therapist). I think it's a good idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540115 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:20:46 +0000 Mae 1540115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'd be unlikely to do one if everything was/is good. My husband is not a big fan of therapists, as a result of one he hated when he was a kid and his parents got divorced. If we hit a rough patch and I really wanted to go, I think he would though. Definitely secular. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540111 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:19:29 +0000 spaniellove 1540111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was reading "And Baby Makes Three" and it seems like the author runs a group that does couples workshops: <a href="http://www.gottman.com/events/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gottman.com/events/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540092 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:13:02 +0000 rattles 1540092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've talked about doing a Marriage Encounter retreat down the road. They're fairly affordable, so I don't think that'd be the determining factor for us. I do think it would be harder to find secular, affordable options though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540076 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:07:51 +0000 snowjewelz 1540076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: Haha I was about to tag you here so you can recommend that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540061 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:03:25 +0000 blackbird 1540061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa expensive! I would think a mini vacation could be as helpful ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540055 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:02:45 +0000 shellio 1540055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I would love to do something like this. I think DH would be on board as well. I'm going to look for something secular in our area, although I think we might be better off going to a counselor like @grizz. It would also be for maintenance but I think we could really use it. </p> <p>@grizz: How did you find the counselor? Did they seem to think it was odd that you weren't having problems? I've thought about something like this recently, but didn't even know it would be a possibility if we weren't fighting or anything. We never fight, just feels like we've drifted apart a little bit and are having a harder time communicating post-kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540053 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:02:01 +0000 bpcmarj 1540053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: my first google search brought up one for $3300!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540041 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:57:06 +0000 bpcmarj 1540041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: let me know about the.secular ones you find :-) I would be interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540038 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:56:36 +0000 purrpletulips 1540038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: That is crazy expensive. Are the materials they provide gold plated? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1540001 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:47:49 +0000 mrs. bird 1540001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: nope, it's just the workshop, they say they can provide a list of local accommodations for those who aren't local. Here's the description of the one in oct I was looking at:<br /> <a href="http://www.beingtogether.com/detailspage.php?did=27" rel="nofollow">http://www.beingtogether.com/detailspage.php?did=27</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539927 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:28:51 +0000 purrpletulips 1539927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: that cost may include overnight hotel accommodations because I've looked at some in that price range. </p> <p>DH and I are currently in a marriage study at our church; it is six weeks for 1.5hrs each week and cost a total of $20. We've also done a one day conference that was around $60 total. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539644 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:36:51 +0000 IRunForFun 1539644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: Whoa, yeah, that's expensive!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539626 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:32:12 +0000 Boheme 1539626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't want to go the faith-based route (even though we are religious) so we started going to a counselor. We went once a week for a month, and now we go bi-monthly. We went for maintenance reasons as well :) It has done us a world of good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539622 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:31:32 +0000 Cherrybee 1539622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to do something like this but DH would never agree to it. He woyld no doubt think the counsellor was "an idiot" (he thinks most people are idiots) and pull apart everything he/she said. He is an evangelical athiest, too, so anything vaguely religious wouldn't work for us. Its a shame, really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539614 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:29:45 +0000 mrs. bird 1539614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: i think religion based ones are probably less $$ because i'm also looking in the boston area and the one i'm looking at is $650 per couple for two days, 9-5.</p> <p>@MUI831: &amp; @IRunForFun: i don't believe in a god, so most faith based ones wouldn't work for me, but there are secular ones! this is the one i'm looking at:<br /> <a href="http://www.beingtogether.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.beingtogether.com/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539597 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:24:33 +0000 808love 1539597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>unitedmarriageencounter.org<br /> We participated in a retreat this weekend and it was very helpful. It's only an $80 registration fee --an unspecified donation at the end is requested- and is Christ centered. Well worth it for our communication needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539577 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:17:06 +0000 IRunForFun 1539577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: I was just going to come in an comment that all the ones I've seen posted in my area are religion based. </p> <p>I wouldn't be opposed to a marriage retreat if I thought it could help us learn, but we would not attend a religion-based workshop since neither of us is religious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539571 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:15:44 +0000 Mommy Finger 1539571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone found any good workshops that aren't religious? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539563 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:13:23 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1539563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In theory they are great but my husband would never go for it, so it isn't realistic for us. If we had problems: he would definitely go for it, but not if we did not :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539562 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:13:07 +0000 raspberries 1539562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a Catholic retreat center right near our house - they have day-long retreats for married couples and also individually for men and women. We haven't gone, but I've looked into it - the couples one is $70/couple (runs from noon to 7PM) and includes dinner!</p> <p>ETA: We live in the greater Boston area - not sure if the cost varies by region, but I'm assuming it does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539552 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:09:42 +0000 Mamaof2 1539552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After reading that post I want to do one with DH too but haven't researched them yet!</p> <p>ETA: just found one - 2 days for $300 - no clue if that is average or what?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marriage-workshops#post-1539541 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:07:04 +0000 mrs. bird 1539541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was catching up on the blog and read the post about investing in your marriage. great post! i've always wanted to take a class or go on a marriage retreat, i think of it not as a sign that something is wrong, but as maintenance on something you want to last forever. </p> <p>would you want to go to a marriage workshop or retreat? have you been? religious or secular? if you don't mind, how much was it? i found one in my area that looked great, but it was $$$! maybe we can do one in october for our anniversary. </p>