Preparation Key to Building Healthy and Lasting Marriages
29 May 2026
A Christian couple has launched a marriage support initiative called Mokapelo Love Conversations, aimed at helping couples build stronger relationships and reduce rising divorce cases within the community.
In an interview, founder Ms Tsaone Keetile said the initiative was established in 2025 after they noticed an increase in broken families and marital conflicts both in society and within churches.
“We realised that divorce cases were skyrocketing, even among people we knew personally and families within our communities. Marriages were falling apart and that is when we decided to step in and try to help,” said Ms Keetile.
She explained that she and her husband, who had been married for 17 years, often found people approaching them for relationship advice during difficult periods in their marriages.
Their personal experiences, she said, inspired them to create a platform focused on strengthening families through conversations, counselling and marriage education.
“We are Christians and we thought marriages in church were stable, but we started seeing divorces there as well. That showed us that families everywhere are facing challenges,” she said.
Ms Keetile said the Mokapelo Love Conversations programme works alongside professional counsellors who conducted online premarital counselling sessions for couples and individuals preparing for marriage, while also offering marital counselling for couples facing different challenges.
She noted that the sessions were conducted online from 6 pm in order to accommodate working participants.
According to Ms Keetile, the initiative was currently running its second cohort after successfully completing its first intake of 48 participants.
“We are receiving good testimonies. Some of the people who attended are now getting married and doing very well,” she said.
In addition to counselling sessions, Mokapelo Love Conversations also hosts seminars and discussion events where couples and families engage with professionals on issues related to communication, relationships and conflict resolution.
Ms Keetile emphasised that communication remained one of the biggest challenges affecting marriages today.
“People do not know how to communicate or understand each other. Premarital counselling helps individuals prepare emotionally, mentally and financially before entering marriage,” she said.
Some of the topics covered during the sessions include communication skills, financial management, emotional healing from past trauma and relationship expectations.
She encouraged individuals and couples to seek premarital counselling early, even before finding a life partner, saying preparation was key to building healthy and lasting marriages.
“Premarital counselling helps people know themselves better and learn how to live with others. If people are prepared before marriage, many future problems can be avoided,” she said. ENDS
Source : BOPA
Author : Lesedi Thatayamodimo
Location : GABORONE
Event : Interview
Date : 29 May 2026
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