Happy FM, is set to take registered mass wedding couples through a weekly pre-marital counselling.
The counselling sessions are part of the station’s commitment to give couples a full marriage package starting from January 4, 2020.
The Happy FM mass wedding is a community investment initiative designed to support couples who have demonstrated their commitment and desire to spend the rest of their lives together as married couples in Holy Matrimony, but cannot afford to do so.
Counselling sessions will be held at the premises of Happy FM at Asylum Down and will be spearheaded by three certified marriage counsellors Kofi Gyamerah-Ako Allen Gyamerah-Ako and Happy FM’s Nyana Boakwa with serveral years experience in marriage counselling.
Speaking about the importance of counselling in marriage, Programmes Manager of Happy FM, Mr. Emmanuel Akrumah said: ‘’Premarital counselling helps to ensure that you and your partner have a strong, healthy relationship — giving you a better chance for a stable and satisfying marriage. It can also help you identify weaknesses that could become problems during marriage.’’
According to Mr. Akrumah couples will be encouraged to discuss topics related to finances, communication, beliefs and values, affection and sex, family relationships, decision-making among others.
‘’Premarital counselling helps partners improve their ability to communicate, set realistic expectations for their journey together and develop conflict-resolution skills. Couples bring their own values, opinions and history into a relationship, and they might not always match their partners’.
For example, family systems and religious beliefs vary greatly. Many couples have experienced very different upbringings with different role models for relationship and marriage.
Many people go into marriage believing it will fulfil their social, financial, sexual and emotional needs — and that’s not always the case. By discussing differences and expectations before marriage, you and your partner can better understand and support each other during marriage’’ he stated.
Happy FM through the organization of the mass wedding has united over three hundred couples (300) in the last fourteen (14) years, and attracted over three thousand (3,000) witnesses, families and friends. The mass wedding comes off on the 14th of February each year.
This year, an estimated twenty (20) couples will be joined together in holy matrimony. The event is scheduled for Sunday 14th February 2020 at the National Theatre of Ghana.
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