When couples tie the knot, they promise each other to stay together for years, have a few children, a dog, a cat, big beautiful house with a white picket fence. The thought of splitting up or going your own separate ways or even DIVORCE...EXCUSE ME!!!, didn't even cross your mind.

The truth about marriage is that, its not always picture perfect or as exhilarating as you'd think. Marriages have problems too, just like the rest of us do. The struggles endured by married couples in life can make or break the relationship, but the problem of splitting up a marriage can be stopped in its tracks and conquered.

Oftentimes, the challenges couples face in life, can teach them a bit about themselves or each other, making them better, stronger and more enlightened individuals. A troubled marriage, entering a divorce is one such challenge, couples may face in their relationship. Despite the couples disastrous unforeseen misfortune, their marriage troubles can be saved by a marriage workshop. DIVORCE - some couples don't even see it coming - until its too late and it SMACKS them, square in the face and by the time, they shake off the shock and their blurred vision clears up - they've lost it all, the children, dog, cat, big house, the white picket fence and to rub salt into the deep wounds, they're behind with the alimony checks.

Marriage troubles usually begin with a little misunderstanding between the couple, then grows into a screaming match. Arguments over nothing important, vicious rows, doors being slammed, plates and glasses hurled across the room or against the walls, furniture smashed and destroyed, clothes thrown out on the street, one partner ignoring the other, annoyed, disgusted and hurt. This could develop into extreme hate, which has the chance to turn into sweet revenge. Ultimately this situation may lead to a costly divorce. Should couples be alert to the issues in their marriage and take action immediately to rectify the problem, a divorce or separation could be avoided.

Joining a marriage workshop is a good decision for couples to make, they can be helped to identify issues in their marriage and conquer them before they worsen. During the marriage workshop, couples are asked to explain their problems individually. A counselor may encourage couples to be straight up and honest with each other, no matter what happens, even if they start jumping up and down in frustration, argue, express anger or extreme hate, each spouse is advised to settle down, remain calm and listen to each others opinions and thoughts without any rude interruptions, shouting or offensive language. Each person is given plenty of time to explain themselves and talk about what they are feeling. Couples sharing their problems, during this part of the workshop, should be honest and from the heart.

Once the couples issues are out in the open, they are encouraged to deal with them, head on. Couples face their fears and share with the group, by speaking out and releasing their problems and pains, only then can the problems be solved. Workshops may take weeks to complete. Marriage workshops are not one day, magic bullet solutions for your marriage troubles. Lets get real here, the workshop will be completed, when the last partner or couple is good and ready to finish, not before. Time, understanding and patience is an essential quality, required by both the troubled couple and the counselor.

Sometimes couples are irresponsible and lazy and may make up some pitiful excuses as to why they can't attend the marriage workshop. Skipping sessions can hinder the couples attempt to rescue their marriage. Other institutions provide free marriage workshops to couples wishing to save their relationship. Couples can contact their local marriage counselors, to get more detail concerning the free workshops in their area. Surfing the internet will display workshops available in all districts. Marriage workshops require both couples to attend all sessions, so be prepared to turn up, keen, open minded and cooperative. By not attending or participating in the workshops, the marriage relationship will be doomed to fail.

Couples will need to learn or practice patience and understanding to overcome, problems affecting the relationship. Marriage workshops successfully save hundreds of families and their marriages from the brink of breaking up, so by you choosing to join a marriage workshop will help and assist you to fully understand marital related problems and ultimately bring the family together as a tight knit unit.

The children in the marriages that successfully complete the workshops, grow up to be responsible and cooperative individuals. The childrens lives return to normal and everybody moves on, however in time, they become beautiful people, who will be involved in the most loving, stable and successful marriage relationships around, all because they had two of the GREATEST PARENTS and best MARRIAGE ROLE-MODELS that have ever lived.