The responses are shared with the fiance alone and not with the larger group. We would worry if they hadn't. We get more in depth. Organizers don't promise that Engaged Encounter will ensure a long and successful marriage or make a significant nick in the approximately 50 percent national divorce rate. What it does, is to allow the couple to honestly explore their relationship.
People sometimes come back with second fiance, which is good.
The Sobbas, who reside in Great Bend, have been married for 35 years. They have four children and two grandchildren. Also known as Catholic Engaged Encounter, the weekend was founded as an international organization in 1975 run entirely by volunteers and funded by donations. After its first inception with only a few dozen couples and priests in a few dioceses, the organization has grown to include several thousand volunteers alone, and is offered in almost all dioceses in the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Brad and Lisa Kirmer of Hoisington attended an Engaged Encounter in Dodge City retreat prior to their marriage seven years ago.