Persistent Endurance (Part 5)

[curtis7]

I wanted to post the email that I sent to WW a few weeks ago when I asked her to attend Retrouvaille and she said yes. I am highly unlikely to be attending anymore at this point, but wanted to share before this thread closes out and possibly help others.

W,

This has been on my heart for several weeks and I want to share it with you and get your thoughts. It's called "Retrouvaille" and it is designed for people in circumstances like ours. Either struggling in their marriages, separated, thinking about divorce, or already divorced. I learned about it from some people that have been in crisis and this helped them quite a bit. Many of them that have successfully come back from the brink swear by it and encourage people like us to go. It's not a "marriage retreat" or some kind of "love-in". From what I have learned it is designed to help couples heal, renew, and learn to communicate beyond the past that has landed them in crisis. No guarantees at all, but I would be willing to give it a shot. Seems like a safe, non-judgmental environment (that is how it has been described by those who have gone).

It's an international group with meetings all over the world. There is one in our area in September. Considering all that has happened and with BFF’s H passing, it's reinforced to me that you are the most important person in my life and that you are irreplaceable. I'd be willing to give it a try if you would. I think we both may regret it someday if we don't do everything we can to try. I would be going with no expectations, just an open mind.

It's certainly not something that I think I would have done in the past. I think most (if not ALL) of the work is individual or couple, no "group sharing". The link is below, take a look at it and please let me know your thoughts. It's church-based, but not religious.

H