Ideas for couples retreat group activity?

My husband and I are going on a couples retreat with about 10 other married couples and we have been asked to lead one of the group activities. I need ideas fast!!! Oh, and this is going to be at a Christian camp, so please keep it clean :)Ideas for couples retreat group activity?
Have them write a love letter to each other. Have them start the letter with how they first felt when they met each other. It is always good to remember why we married this person we live with!!!





This activity with rekindle the feelings when they first met and the ';small'; things their marriage is going through will melt away!!!Ideas for couples retreat group activity?
go to the store to the Candy isle and get a few bags of them jelly belly jelly beans. they have a few hundred in a bag and the flavors and pic. of the colors are on the back of the bag .they have flavors like cotton candy, coffee, dr.pepper,pop corn and so on. all you have to do is have 2 teams and blind fold one person fromn each team and put a jelly bean in there mouth and see who can guess the flavor first for points or something,,,,,have fun,,,,you can even have couples as a team and blind fold the couple and let them guess together also play that whell barrel race with the couples maybe get some water ballons for them to have a toss maybe some boiled eggs and play the egg role game just make sure couples are on the same team so they can win together.....
How to rekindle love in a marriage. The effect of saying: thank you, I need you, I love you, I appreciate you at least once or twice a day. Intimacy is stronger than sex, holding hands make women feel younger and wanted by their husbands. Not too long ago, a Pastor had asked the married couples of his church to have sex everyday for a week. It was a therapy session to bring them closer as husband and wife.
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Married couples working on cruise ships?

My fiancee and I are interested in working for a cruise ship. Are there any cruise lines who allow married couples to reside together while on voyage?Married couples working on cruise ships?
I am assuming that by the time you apply to a cruise line, you will be married, since you are talking about your fiancee.


While nowadays several cruise lines will let you be in the same cabin, first you need to be married (same last name helps)


Then you need to apply at the same time (as a package)





However, depending on what you apply for, there might not be a position availalbe on the same ship for both people - or at the same time. So it could well be you would end up on different ships. Or one starts earlier than the other - so your vacation time would not be in synch.





A lot depends on what you are applying for (same department with a lot of turn around is easier than if a position exists only one or two times onboard)Married couples working on cruise ships?
I'm pretty sure Royal Caribbean does.





I'd check into it though.

Do couples that share same music preferences work better?

Curious to know if couples that share the same music preference do better than opposites and only slight matches.Do couples that share same music preferences work better?
of cousse -- it would be one less thing for them to fight over and distract from the job to be done!!!

If Prop 8 passes (which it looks as if it will), what will happen to gay couples who already got married?

Will their marriages be considered no longer valid in California?





I read somewhere that it will be illegal for California to declare invalid marriages that it has already solemnized. Does anyone know the law on this?If Prop 8 passes (which it looks as if it will), what will happen to gay couples who already got married?
I just read this: ';California State Attorney General Jerry Brown has said existing marriages will remain valid, but other legal experts say challenges are likely.';





http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-gen鈥?/a>If Prop 8 passes (which it looks as if it will), what will happen to gay couples who already got married?
the same as if any law declared something illegal.





For instance. Slavery. If you bought a slave when it was legal, as soon as it was illegal, you didnt own the slave anymore. Same with gay marriage. Its not legal anymore. Its basically an ';Insta-divorce'; today for everyone who got gay married.
They stay in limbo. I heard that this doesn't affect those who already got married, but future same-sex couples won't be able to marry.





I don't know if the site below will have the additional info but they should point you in the right direction.
Have faith, exit polls are showing that Prop-8 will fail.





http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results鈥?/a>





As for the marriages, they will be put into a legal limbo.





http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-鈥?/a>
Simple. They will no longer be valid or recognized by the state.

Any couples out there that choose NOT to celebrate Valentines Day?

Just wondering.Any couples out there that choose NOT to celebrate Valentines Day?
I show my husband every day that I love him, not just on Valentine's day.


Besides that: Valentine's day has gotten way to commercial to be fun anymore.Any couples out there that choose NOT to celebrate Valentines Day?
I agree with November, above. I've been married for a while, and we don't usually bother.
Well, we don't feel pressured to celebrate it...





History of the day aside, I like for my husband and I to acknowledge it because it's so easy to take each other for granted. It's just an appointed time for us to do what we really should be better at doing on an ongoing basis.





But I believe that we have NOT celebrated it before. Maybe exchanged cards, but that's it. And maybe I gave one, but didn't get one! *lol* No pressure! :0)
Yes, me and my husband. We celebrated it up until we got married and now feel that it's for single couples or boyfriend/girlfriends. Traditionally it wasn't ever for married couples.
We celebrate it but this year we cant celebrate untill Feb 16 due to him working nights and me taking night classes.
We used to celebrate Valentine's Day when we first started dating but, after 3 years we stopped (we've been together 8). We both agree that we don't need a special day to appreciate eachother because we are so happy everyday.





We are able to spend a lot of time together. I do think that for couples that don't get to spend a lot of time together it's a good excuse to set aside some time to do something special for the eachother.





We don't decide specifically NOT to get anything for eachother or do anything special but, if we don't we don't think twice about it. I never was the type of girl who needed presents, flowers, and candy. It's kinda overplayed.
We don't really celebrate as it's so close to our anniversary. I always make a nice meal at home and have a good bottle of wine. You can still make it a romantic evening. Plus it saves on going out and having to wait forever to be seated and served. We do exchange cards though.
for me and my husband every day is a valentine's day, why not ?


it's a pleasure for each other...
not me,i celebrate.

What is the average age a guy gets married? What is the average age difference between couples?

Actually, I had read not too long ago most men marry within 2 years of their own age.





My husband is 9 years older than me.What is the average age a guy gets married? What is the average age difference between couples?
My guess that the average age for men to get married at is 25.





The average age between couples: 2 years or so.





I'll be 31 when I get married and my fiance will be 29 (almost 30) when we tie the knot. My fiance turns 30 1 month after we get married and I will have turned 31 1 month before we get married. We are exactly 14 months apart in age (me being 14 months older)What is the average age a guy gets married? What is the average age difference between couples?
I would guess the average age for women to get married now is 24 and men, 28 and that there's usually 2-4 years between them.





My situation was different. When I married my husband I was 27, he was 35 and we've got 8 years between us.
you know, averages mean something when it comes to Batting (GO CUBBIESSSSS!!!!!) average in baseball, completion ratio in football (Rex, you still suck!!) etc etc...





that average you're looking for has no meaning what so ever.
I think those statistics are probably wrapped up in the Divorce Statistics.....Since the stats are so high for it.....78%.


Those stats are available online.


But don't be in such a hurry to get to your first divorce honey.


Live a little.
There's no average age when any guy gets married. I don't think there is an average age difference either. As long as the couple loves each other, it doesn't matter how old they are.
i don't really think there is an average age to get married especially because so many people are doing 2nd and 3rd marriages now. my hubby was 24, i was 23. he's only 10 months older.
Man or Woman I would say about later 20's to get hitched. And about 5yr difference between them regardless of there gender.
well, me and my hubby were married at 18, Im a day older than him.





I dont think there is an average.
lately alot of people are marrying really young. like 20-25 and the guys are usually older by 2-3 yrs.





thats what i have noticed.
I don't think that there is an ';average'; age.


I was married when I was 38, my wife is 4 years older than I am.
Depends on the people involved. I will be 26 when I get hitched and my loving fiancee is 6 months my junior.

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Need help w/ bridal shower game. Can you help me with a list of famous married couples.?

It could be present, past, fictional and cartoon characters aswell.


Thanks....Need help w/ bridal shower game. Can you help me with a list of famous married couples.?
George and Gracie Burns


Will Smith and Jada Pinkett


Adam Eve


Barbie Ken


June Ward Clever


Ozzie and Harriet Nelson


Mikey and Minnie Mouse


Al and Tipper GoreNeed help w/ bridal shower game. Can you help me with a list of famous married couples.?
TV


Peter and Lois Griffin


Hank and Peggy Hill


Tim and Jill Taylor


Red and Kitty Foreman


Al and Peggy Bundy


Sam and Diane, ';Cheers';


David and Maddie, ';Moonlighting';


Carrie and Big, ';Sex and the City';


Lucy and Ricky, ';I Love Lucy';


Buffy and Angel, ';Buffy the Vampire Slayer';


Furillo and Joyce, ';Hill Street Blues';


Ross and Rachel, ';Friends';


Rob and Laura, ';The Dick Van Dyke Show';


Cliff and Claire, ';The Cosby Show';


Veronica and Logan, ';Veronica Mars';






Romeo and Julliet


Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio


George and Jane Jetson


Fred and Wilma Flintstone


Barney and Betty Rubble


Prince Ranier and Grace Kelly
Johnny Cash and June Carter
Homer %26amp; Marge Simpson


JFK %26amp; Jackie


Sonny %26amp; Cher, do they still have to be together?


Hillary %26amp; Bill Clinton


Lucy %26amp; Ricky Ricardo


Wesley %26amp; Buttercup (I like to think they got married at the end of Princess Bride)


Roger %26amp; Jessica Rabbit


Romeo %26amp; Juliette


Will Turner %26amp; Elizabeth Swan (Pirates of the Carrabian)


John %26amp; Martha Kent


Bonnie %26amp; Clyde ( I'm not sure if they were married, but definitely famous)





Hope I helped
Actually, George Burns' wife Gracie professionally went as Gracie Allen.





So, it was George Burns and Gracie Allen.
Got these off one website after I googled famous married couples.


another website: http://www.biography.com/famous-couples/鈥?/a>





Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf


Age Difference: 1 Years Married: 10/22/2001


(7 Years)





Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith


Age Difference: 3 Years Married: 05/14/1996


(12 Years)





Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore


Age Difference: 16 Years Married: 09/24/2005


(3 Years)





Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner


Age Difference: 0 Years Married: 06/29/2005


(3 Years)





Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow


Age Difference: 5 Years Married: 12/05/2003


(5 Years)





David Arquette and Courteney Cox


Age Difference: 7 Years Married: 06/12/1999


(9 Years)





David Beckham and Victoria Beckham


Age Difference: 1 Years Married: 07/04/1999


(9 Years)





David Duchovny and T茅a Leoni


Age Difference: 6 Years Married: 05/06/1997


(11 Years)





Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar


Age Difference: 1 Years Married: 09/01/2002


(6 Years)





Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood


Age Difference: 2 Years Married: 12/10/2005


(3 Years)





Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani


Age Difference: 4 Years Married: 09/14/2002


(6 Years)





Guy Ritchie and Madonna


Age Difference: 10 Years Married: 12/22/2000


(8 Years)





Jay-Z and Beyonce


Age Difference: 12 Years Married: 04/04/2008


(0 Years)





Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn


Age Difference: 2 Years Married: 07/14/2007


(1 Years)





Jesse James and Sandra Bullock


Age Difference: 5 Years Married: 07/16/2005


(3 Years)





John Travolta and Kelly Preston


Age Difference: 8 Years Married: 09/12/1992


(16 Years)





Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman


Age Difference: 0 Years Married: 06/25/2006


(2 Years)





Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick


Age Difference: 7 Years Married: 09/04/1988


(20 Years)





Len Wiseman and Kate Beckinsale


Age Difference: 0 Years Married: 05/09/2004


(4 Years)





Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez


Age Difference: 1 Years Married: 06/05/2004


(4 Years)





Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker


Age Difference: 3 Years Married: 05/19/1997


(11 Years)





Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones


Age Difference: 25 Years Married: 11/18/2000


(8 Years)





Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly


Age Difference: 1 Years Married: 01/01/2003


(5 Years)





Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson


Age Difference: 5 Years Married: 05/17/2008


(0 Years)





Seal and Heidi Klum


Age Difference: 10 Years Married: 05/10/2005


(3 Years)





Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn


Age Difference: 6 Years Married: 04/27/1996


(12 Years)





Tim McGraw and Faith Hill


Age Difference: 0 Years Married: 10/06/1996


(12 Years)





Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes


Age Difference: 16 Years Married: 11/18/2006


(2 Years)





Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson


Age Difference: 0 Years Married: 04/30/1988


(20 Years)





Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci


Age Difference: 2 Years Married: N/A


(N/A Years)





Warren Beatty and Annette Bening


Age Difference: 21 Years Married: 03/12/1992


(16 Years)





Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith


Age Difference: 3 Years Married: 12/31/1997


(11 Years)





William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman


Age Difference: 12 Years Married: 09/06/1997


(11 Years)