Choc, you are making excuses, and you know it. If you wanted to do it,you'd find a way to get away for those two days. I know all about kids activities, pressures of jobs etc (we've got six kids, from 17 to 2 and none are driving yet...sorry, you aren't going to get that bit past me).
WWME would still be working for us if MrsGGB was willing to do the dialog. She stopped because she was uncomfortable opening up. I'd go back to it in a heartbeat if she'd agree to give it another shot. Even in the context of our short success with it, it was well worth the investment of 2 days. I've seen what a difference communication can make, and it has caused me to find other ways to open up and at least try to hold up my end of the communication. Our marriage is much stronger as a result of that weekend 2 1/2 years ago even though it is still not as good as it could be.
WWME is a lot different than promise keepers. The burden, as you put it, is split evenly on both of you. There is nothing about it that makes it the Man's responsibility. It is nothing more than a workshop to help you learn to communicate intimately with each other.
I urge you to give it a try, or at the very least talk at length with your parents about it to see what it is REALLY about. What have you got to lose? 48 hours seems a very small price to pay to potentially put your marriage back on track. Unless of course you are turning into Cemar and just want sympathy rather than to work for a solution. Heck, even if you get nothing out of it, it is a weekend away from the kids and pressures of the home and jobs and spent focussing on each other.
