Have you seen the TV ad where a couple sit in front of the
girl's parents and the guy says something like,
''Uncle, I have been going out with Lynn (sorry, can't remember the
girl's name 
) for a long time already, and we...
''
Then the Uncle put out his hand to mean ''STOP!'', and then he
whips out a cloth-covered manual - a Marriage Instruction Manual!
Apparently, a few govt organisations are organising Marriage
preparation courses for couples who are intending to get
married.
This isn't a new idea - for donkey years now, churches have been
offering such courses to those in their congregation who are
contemplating marriage. In the US, back in the late '90's, such
courses were introduced in the South and a debate was going on on
whether they should be made 'compulsory' as a preventive measure in
the face of the rising divorce rates.
Would you go through such a course when the time comes for you to
consider it? Do you think such a course would help somewhat in
stemming the rising divorce rates?
If you're already married, what do you think of this? Most
interestingly, share with us what you wish you'd known before
marriage. 
