> > The most interesting part of this article (to me) was a throwaway phrase > right at the beginning, where the first protagonist and her spouse attended > a "marriage preparation course". What is the content of such a course, and > how common is it in Singapore (and elsewhere)?
Oh, it's a requirement to be married in the Roman Catholic church – Engaged Encounter <https://ceespore.sg/weekend-program> for pre and Marriage Encounters for post. Other denominations also require their versions of it. My cousin-in-law and his fiancée went through EE, and despite her being steadfast in refusing to convert (this will become a serious bone of contention with his elders very soon), she found some of the questions probing into each person's familial background, upbringing and belief systems around conflict and its resolution to be very helpful in any context. The more religious slant on the other issues, such as raising children in the faith, were rather less of a hit. On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 11:05, Udhay Shankar N via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 8:28 AM Jules Yim via Silklist < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Jo – the progeny discussion was sparked by an article in Singaporean >> media, IN FOCUS: The ‘declining value’ of having children in Singapore – >> and how to fix it >> <https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/birth-rate-fertility-rate-children-kids-marriage-parenthood-3354451> >> and >> the difficulty getting Asian elders to openly discuss such a topic with me. >> I'm very glad Udhay was open to answering my question! >> > > The most interesting part of this article (to me) was a throwaway phrase > right at the beginning, where the first protagonist and her spouse attended > a "marriage preparation course". What is the content of such a course, and > how common is it in Singapore (and elsewhere)? > > Udhay > > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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