Material: CLSF

F4J
Preparing
MARRIAGE
for
Marriage SEMINAR
CLSF NGC
INTRODUCTION Why you and your partner decided to go to this
seminar?
Important topics – Communication,
Marriage Expectation, Finances,
Interests, Emotions, Sex, In-Laws
and Religion should be openly and
freely discussed before you are
married (and during the marriage). What are your expectations after this seminar?
This will get a clearer picture of your
entire relationship – both positive and
negative. In other words, you should
be looking for a realistic view of
what your life together is now and
what it can be in the future. This
device, if properly adhered to, will Do you feel that you are matured enough to enter
enable you to decide if you are really
prepared to marriage?
get married or not.
 • The most important aspect of marriage
is COMMUNICATION.
I. COMMUNICATION • Truth and honesty expressed in the spirit of love and
humility are best groundwork in establishing a
healthy and open communication.

1. How do you communicate with your partner?

2. What are the things that concern you most
about marriage?
3. What are the subject you not often discuss?
a. religion
b. sex
c. in-laws
d. emotions
e. all of the above
f. none of the above
 4. Arguments cause you to:
• a. disagree openly
• b. disagree silently
• c. give in
5. Disagreements will cause you to:
a. bring up the past mistakes
b. bring up past relationships
c. become quiet
d. none of the above
e. other
6. To argue or disagree is:
a. good
b. bad
c. good when done agreeably
d. healthy
I.
COMMUNICATION 7. Do you always listen when your partner talks
to you?
 8. How much time do you spend together just talking?

9. I consider my fiancé, Spouse:

a. my very best friend
b. friend
c. casual acquaintance
10. My fiancé, Spouse consults me on personal matters/
decisions:
a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. whenever he/she feels like
d. never
11. My fiancé(e) , spouse
a. is a good talker
b. is a good listener

I. c.
d.
is moderate in both
d. other
COMMUNICATION
 12. Our favorite environment for conversation is
a. in the car
b. when we are eating
c. whenever we are together
d. with other people around
13. How does your fiancé(e), spouse, handle heated argument?
a. violently
b. silently
c. walk out
d. cursing and saying angry words
f. other
14. You and My fiancé(e), spouse uses alcohol, cigarette, drugs or
other chemical substances.
a. often
b. Regularly
c. Rarely
I. COMMUNICATION d. never
16. Are there other matters, issues that I can not discuss with
my fiancé(e), spouse until now?