AUDIO: BMWK’s Lamar Talks Marriage Education on NPR’s Tell Me More With Michel Martin

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by Lamar Tyler | on June 29th, 2010 | 5 comments

by Lamar Tyler

I recently had the chance to take part in a discussion on marriage education on the NPR program, Tell Me More which is hosted by Michel Martin. I was joined on the interview with Ellen McCarthy of the Washington Post and Dianne Sollee of Smart Marriages fame . Ellen just wrote a great piece in this weekend’s Washington Post Magazine asking Why Do So Many Couples Divorce? Maybe They Just Don’t Know How To Be Married. You can check out the audio of the interview below.

[audio:http://184.168.89.220/Audio/tellmemore.mp3]

About the author

Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

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Diana Daffner Tuesday - 29 / 06 / 2010 Reply

Thanks for helping get the word out!! Marriage can rock, indeed.

~ Diana
Nancy Brooks55 Tuesday - 29 / 06 / 2010 Reply

Education is the answer to so many questions and healthy strong marriage is no exception. We can all learn skills to be better couple partners and certainly conflict resolution skills. AND it's actually fun to learn these things with the person you love. We need a fundamental shift in the perspective that it's a deficit to have more to learn about being in a relationship. Who doesn't have more to learn. And who wouldn't want to have the best relationship ever. Let's keep encouraging skill building for couples.
Ahirsch Tuesday - 29 / 06 / 2010 Reply

Marriage Ed is so important-- whether you're dating or engaged, or married.
- Abigail Tuesday - 29 / 06 / 2010 Reply
  
  Which is why we make sure anyone who wants to do it, can do it online, in their living rooms! PowerofTwoMarriage.com if you're looking for resources.
  - The_A Wednesday - 30 / 06 / 2010 Reply
    
    Thanks for the resource!
    
    I think it would benefit all of us to move the discussion further upstream to dating/relationship education. It would certainly increase the interest in marriage and avoid some of the biggest missteps within a marriage - like marrying the wrong person or marrying for the wrong reasons.