marriage encounter

noun

A form of couples therapy for spouses, involving presentations and discussions.

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Meanings

nounmarriage encounter (plural marriage encounters)

plural marriage encounters

  1. A form of couples therapy for spouses, involving presentations and discussions.

    Marital enrichment workshops, marriage encounters, pre-marital counseling and marital “cookbooks” are efforts to assist couples in meeting these needs, but these programs do not reach the majority of couples […]

    1993, Marshall Jung, Constructual Marital Therapy: Theory and Practice, page 57
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