Valentine's Day RV Advice

It’s Valentine's Day and, yes, Elvis has been sighted in Quartzsite singing on top of his traveling trailer museum. Hunk-a-hunk-a-burin' love…. Which brings me to my Valentine's Day discussion. If you don’t get along well with your spouse when it’s not Valentine's Day do not, I repeat DO NOT, become full time RVers! Why? Because even though RVs are getting larger and roomier with slide-outs, they are still much smaller than houses. You can’t just go to another part of the house or garage or wherever to have a little time away from each other. You live together in close quarters and therefore you must not only be lovers but the best of friends with great communication skills. As a retired Navy Chaplain I have conducted many marriage growth seminars and have done countless hours of marriage counseling. One thing stands out above everything else in determining how successful a relationship will be and that is your ability to communicate well with each other. One of the best things you can do for your marriage is to attend a Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) seminar in your area – more information here http://www.prepinc.com/index.asp . The US Navy Chaplain Corps endorses this program developed by the University of Colorado at Denver. The Army and Air Force are also using this program with terrific results. It’s not counseling, it’s training for your marriage, and trust me, every marriage can use some improvement! If you can’t attend one of these seminars, then grab a copy of the book – you can thank me later. Happy Valentine's Day! Jim