It looks like Malaysia is
taking a hint from the premise of Couples Retreat. The movie follows four couples as they go on a vacation in the hopes to rekindle and reinvigorate their marriages. Now, Malaysia's eastern state of Terengganu
is offering free honeymoons worth up to $440 each to rekindle the romance between married couples on the brink of divorce.
Apparently, this three-day honeymoon package comes with counseling and hopes to slow the rate of divorce in the state. Hey, if it worked for Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman, why not?
Do you think this approach will work? Do you think a three-day honeymoon is what it takes to halt a couple on their path to divorce? Would you do it?
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Hahahahahahahahaha. How cool is it that Datingish features a post about my small country, Malaysia
In response to this piece of news (that we heard on the radio), my dad said, "All you need to do to qualify for this government-sponsored honeymoon is to FIGHT with your husband/wife". BAHAHAHAHA! So true
It's the tip of the iceberg. If the couple used this to springboard the rest of their marriage "fixing"... it might actually work.
I think a weekend may or may not be enough. What it really depends on is how willing the couple is to work it out and what the problems are. If the problems are based on how well this couple deals with each other and on communication issues, sure a weekend is enough. Heck, one therapy session done correctly, could potentially be enough. If the issues lie deeper and a matter or incompatability, or stressors that the couple might not be able to deal with, then I think the therapy would need to last longer to teach them to overcome these troubles. Not knowing how to handle a relationship can be easily remedied if the couple wants it to last. Having problems that cannot be fixed (lack of a job, trouble having kids etc.) that are important to you, affect your relationship take more time to overcome and work past. So the weekend escape might be good for couples that just don't know how to deal with each other (the ones that fight over little things, or can't express how they feel) because those skills are fairly simple and though they take practic easier to learn.
Three days won't fix all the problems within a broken marriage but then again, if both parties are willing to give it a chance, who knows? It might just work out at the end.
hahaha wooh
malaysian ftw :)
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its pretty cool and everything, but three days could be too little.. or too much depending on how you look at it.
cant you just pretend you are in a terrible marriage and go back like.. 5 times?
This is a wonderful idea.
Anything that helps.
We need to lower those statistics.
lol it's an awesome idea, but who's to say that they're not just lying and taking advantage of a free trip?
@jeezshoua@xanga - yeah, true.
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