Marriage just as important as the wedding

This weekend's Scottish Wedding Show at the SECC is the perfect event for couples planning a wedding. And family support charity Scottish Marriage Care is the perfect organisation for couples planning a marriage or lifelong commitment.

Unfortunately a successful wedding and a successful marriage can be mutually exclusive and although many couples spend a vast amount of time planning their big day they prepare little for their life long commitment.

"So much time and effort is put into the wedding itself but very few people give the same thought and consideration to making the marriage a success," said SMC Chief Executive Mary Toner.

"It's a well known fact that early intervention holds the key to successful relationships. Pre-marriage intervention can improve a couple's communication skills, conflict management and thus overall relationship quality."

SMC offers pre-marriage relationship counselling in the form of FOCCUS (Facilitating Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study). FOCCUS relationship inventory helps couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship, raising awareness of the key components of a successful relationship. FOCCUS is not a pass or fail test and cannot predict marital success or failure but it highlights the areas where the relationship could be developed. FOCCUS is a supportive, helpful, positive process for couples before they enter into a committed relationship. 

For further information, please contact:

April Mitchinson, Research and Communications Manager
Scottish Marriage Care, 72 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA

Phone:0141-222 2166
Fax: 0141-222 2144
E-mail: Info@ScottishMarriageCare.org

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