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Marriage Preparation
aLife offers specially tailored programmes to help couples build a good foundation in their marriages as well as prepare couples for real life
How does it work?
Couples can choose their sessions to be conducted individually or in a cosy group setting. Under the guidance of experienced professional trainers, couples are given personal time to discuss practical issues and be provided with tools to navigate potential marital conflicts, particularly those that tend to occur in the early marital years.
What topics do we cover?
Conflict Management
Financial Planning
Communication Skills
Family of Origin
Sexual Intimacy and Fertility
Understand roles & responsibilities and work towards commitment
In-laws Relationship
Self-Knowledge and Building on Couples' strengths
Couples* attending either Marriage 101 or Marriage Actually, which are endorsed by MSF, for the first time are entitled to a $70 rebate from MSF upon completion of the programme.
*Either one of the spouses must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident. The Marriage Preparation Programmes are not applicable for Singapore Citizen – Non-Resident (SC-NR) couples seeking to apply for LTVP at ICA. Please refer to MSF website for Marriage Programmes for SC-NR couples.
Our Marriage Preparation Programmes
Enjoy $70 off our programme!
Our Marriage Preparation Programmes
Suitable for all committed couples, soon-to-weds and newlyweds
Marriage 101
Group
Duration: 9-hour session
Location: Hybrid of In-Person & Online via Zoom
Marriage 101 is conducted by a team of experienced volunteer professionals who are experts in their fields using in-house materials.
Cost per couple:
$150
Marriage Actually Group
Duration: 8 hour + 2 hour (private)
Location: Hybrid of In-Person & Online via Zoom
Marriage Actually uses Prepare-Enrich materials, including a couple profiling tool. It also comes with a 2-hour individual couple session with the Prepare-Enrich Facilitator.
Cost per couple:
$320
Marriage Actually Individual Couple
Duration: 8-hour session
Location: In-person at aLife Centre (Shunfu/Marymount)
Marriage Actually offers a fully private marriage preparation session using Prepare-Enrich materials for couples who prefer individualized attention.
Cost per couple:
$400
Hear it from our Happy Couples!
"Good, the trainer shared a lot of their personal experience with us and the course is interesting."
The trainers are willing to answer our queries and we got to know more about marriage.
I found the programme helpful to my relationship.
Meet Our Marriage Prep Trainers
Dr. Peter Chew Chee Tong
Dr Peter Chew is an experienced obstetrician and gynaecologist at Gleneagles Hospital. He also teaches and trains postgraduate doctors in the clinical management of sub-fertility, both locally and regionally. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, as well as contributed to local magazines and papers. Dr Chew specializes in endometriosis, ovarian cysts, vaginal discharge and general obstetrics and fertility treatment services.
Dr Chew is a resource speaker for many public seminars, TV forums and interviews. He is the founder of aLife and has conducted marriage preparation talks related to sexual intimacy and fertility since 2012.
For enquiries, please call 6258 8816 or email us at contact@alife.org.sg