His and Hers Weekends

July 1999
By a watchful friend

An old friend dropped out of communication and I called to see what was going on. He and his wife had both been pulled into the Sterling Weekend.

HIS was first and involved staying up 16 hours and yelling your guts out in front of other men. Also, being told why your life was screwed up and some seemingly severe forms of programming.

Then the wife went to HERS.

Then they both attended the Couples Weekend where more programming went on anew for $600 per person.

When the couples were ordered back into the room together--the women were up front with a microphone reading poems to their husbands. The husbands got so excited, they stood up cheering--

"Divorce is not an option!"

"Your problem started with your mother"…etc., etc.

When I spoke to my friend his eyes were glazed and he was manic. Sure that I would approve--he told me everything. But this included having to dance naked in front of the men for being two minutes late returning from dinner.