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Marriage Education

A few years ago, I went back to school and got my degree. I was flipping through a catalog of courses a couple of evenings ago and my husband and I were talking about classes we’d like to go back to school and take. One of the classes that came up during that discussion was a class in marriage education. I was looking at the different psychology offerings and I asked, wondering out loud more, why didn’t the area community colleges get into offering a few couress in marriage education. More and more, adults returning to school comprise upwards of … Continue reading →

Chinese Marriage Consultants

There appears to be a promising new occupation in China. The occupation of marriage consultant is growing as more and more married couples need professional guidance to help them face their problems. The All-China Women’s Federation released this information recently. In May, they opened training classes on marriage consultation in Beijing. The goal of the courses is to spread the professional knowledge to those would-be marriage consultants. So Why The Change? The Ministry of Civil Affairs released statistics that showed the Chinese divorce rate rising annually since 2002. The numbers for 2005 show that 1.78 million Chinese couples were divorced, … Continue reading →