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My husband and i are going to retrouvaille tonight to try and save our marriage. does anyone have any advice? can anyone tell me what to expect?

Thanks and God Bless,

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kaisash:
My husband and i are going to retrouvaille tonight to try and save our marriage. does anyone have any advice? can anyone tell me what to expect?

Thanks and God Bless,

Kaisash
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Have an open mind. Look at how yuo can improve you. Take responsibililty for your part in what has gone wrong. Too many times we are looking at our spouse’s faults that we fail to see our own.
 
This program was amazing. i cant believe all the good that can come out of one weekend. of course we will be doing the follow ups. i feel like i know my husband again and like he understands me. i feel like we are in puppy love again. i would recommend this program to anyone anytime. God Bless these couples and what they do.
 
it was absolutely amazing! i went in there with the idea that it was too late. it was over between us, and i had made arrangements to seperate from my husband. we got there and neither one of us were speaking to each other. after the first night it was amazing. we slept in the same bed for the first time in a long time. i think he was grateful not to have to ride the sofa again for another night. by the second afternoon, we had began holding hands and kissing and hugging. by sunday evening i knew that my husband and i were meant to be together. that i loved him to no end. he is my heart. we learned how to communicate again, i feel like i met him all over again, and he is the man i knew he was, the man i fell in love with. i am so grateful to God and to the retrouvaille program. they saved my marriage. my husband and i are on cloud nine right now. so unbelievably in love.
 
Praise GOD!!! I’m so happy that you had such a wonderful experience! It really is an amazing program isn’t it?
 
so out of curiosity, if it’s okay for me to ask, what happens on the weekend? are there talks given? is it like a seminar or what?
 
yes it is a seminar, all discussions between husband and wife are personal and private. i loved that because there was no way my husband would have opened up in front of others. it is an amazing program. a true God sent miracle for couples in trouble. the people are so warm and kind and caring. and you will be amazed at what you learn about your spouse and about yourself.
 
I am sooooo glad to hear first hand about this program. I have a nephew who’s marriage is definitely going the wrong way… I am trying desperately to get him to attend a Retrouvaille weekend. His wife is not Catholic and he hasn’t actively practiced the faith in a while. I am praying that not only will this weekend re-new and save their marriage, but also start them on the path back to the faith.

Congratulations on your success and Praise be to God !!!11
 
I’m so happy for you and your spouse! My husband and I attended a Retrouvaille a year and a half ago and it really triggered a “reawakening” of our relationship. While the weekend didn’t magically “heal” us, it did set us on a course of rediscovery and now our marriage is much strong, much better than before. Did you by chance attend the Retrouvaille in South Dakota?
 
I’ve been trying for years to get my husband to go to Retrouvaille (he’s threatening divorce and we tried counciling, but that made things worse). Did anyone here get a reluctant husband to attend (one who steadfastly refuses to change his mind on anything)?

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I’ve been trying for years to get my husband to go to Retrouvaille (he’s threatening divorce and we tried counciling, but that made things worse). Did anyone here get a reluctant husband to attend (one who steadfastly refuses to change his mind on anything)?

CARose
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I told my husband we owed it to our daughter to try everything we could to hold it together. At least if we didn’t make it we could say it wasn’t because we didn’t try as hard as we could. At that point in our marriage my husband acted as if he hated me but he loved our daughter so he agreed.

It was a positively amazing experience. That was 7 years ago and today we have a wonderful relationship today, he’s my best friend.

One things guys tend not to like is group sharing which does not happen in Retrouvaille. People are welcome to share if they wish but it’s private discussions between husband and wife. What ever your particular problems are you are not pressured to share them with anyone else except each other.
 
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I told my husband we owed it to our daughter to try everything we could to hold it together. At least if we didn’t make it we could say it wasn’t because we didn’t try as hard as we could. At that point in our marriage my husband acted as if he hated me but he loved our daughter so he agreed.

It was a positively amazing experience. That was 7 years ago and today we have a wonderful relationship today, he’s my best friend.

One things guys tend not to like is group sharing which does not happen in Retrouvaille. People are welcome to share if they wish but it’s private discussions between husband and wife. What ever your particular problems are you are not pressured to share them with anyone else except each other.
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Rayne,

I totally agree with your approach, so much so I’ve tried it myself. However, he has this impression that it’s major steeped in Catholicism and he’s very against the idea of doing anything Catholic (he’s not Catholic, and I’ve been getting more and more Catholic over the past several years, much to his chagrin).

I’ve explained to him that the couple running it here are Episcopalean (which he was raised, although he practices absolutely nothing right now).

I think he’s just determined to stick to his guns, and yet I know in my heart that if we went we too could become the best friends we once were.

CARose
 
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CARose:
Rayne,

I totally agree with your approach, so much so I’ve tried it myself. However, he has this impression that it’s major steeped in Catholicism and he’s very against the idea of doing anything Catholic (he’s not Catholic, and I’ve been getting more and more Catholic over the past several years, much to his chagrin).

I’ve explained to him that the couple running it here are Episcopalean (which he was raised, although he practices absolutely nothing right now).

I think he’s just determined to stick to his guns, and yet I know in my heart that if we went we too could become the best friends we once were.

CARose
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It’s not a religious retreat. In fact other than stressing the importance of God as part of the marriage, having Mass and confession available for those that wanted it, I can’t remember anything specifically Catholic. The biggest concentration is on communication between the couple- it certainly doesn’t push any Catholic doctrine.
 
I believe you, but I’m not certain he believes me, nor does he seem to care. I’ve suggested it, it’s associated with Catholicism and all our problems are because of me, so why would he bother.

CARose
 
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CARose:
I believe you, but I’m not certain he believes me, nor does he seem to care. I’ve suggested it, it’s associated with Catholicism and all our problems are because of me, so why would he bother.

CARose
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I’m sorry to hear what you are going through. I know how painful it can be. Our marriage situation was very ugly and painful and we were a hair away from divorce. My husband had already told me he wasn’t in love with me anymore and was going to leave me. I will keep you in my prayers.

Here’s the Retrouvaille site for California, it seems to suggest that have some interdenominational weekends available.

retroca.com/description.html
 
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