How To Save Your Marriage, Resolve Conflict And Renew The Passion In Your Relationship
Will couples counseling work for us or does he need individual therapy for his wayward ways?
I don’t want to completely give up on him as I still have hope for our 15yr marriage. We have kids, a nice home, money saved and I believe its best to work through our broken marriage.
He has cut out all intimacy with me and moved out of our home since he started dating this mistress over 2yrs ago.
Consider this: our country is only one of two–the other Malta–which do not have a divorce law. Even Spain, Italy, and Latin American (catholic) countries already have divorce laws. The Catholic Church, even in very special cases (especially those who can afford the cost) allows a divorce.
We do have Art. 36 of the Family Code, referring to psychological incpacity as ground for annulment. Note, its annulment, not divorce… there’s a big whale of difference. So far, that’s the way out for couples, and many had to invent, and worse concede to transgressions just to establish the presence of psychological incapacity. And it costs a lot, too.
my ex and i have decided to be friends yet we have a lot of issues to talk about and therefore i came up with the brilliant idea of couples counseling. even though we are not together to get closure and finally get some answers on our former relationship as well as to make peace with my self and hear what he has to hear.i thought that it would be a good idea and good theraoy for both of us since there is a lot of bull that is going on.do you guys think that this is weird or do u think that we should still go to counseling even though we are not together and just to make peace and closure?
i am 22 and he is 24; we are hard working college students and no we are not married nor have any children together plus we are too young to settle down-dated 20 months
So he is coming back from Iraq, (his second tour) and we will resume with our life, marriage and all. We have had some issues together, and seperately. I think we should go to couples conseling…but would that counselor be able to address the issues we’ve had seperately? For ex, what he has seen in Iraq?
My husband and I went through couples counseling prior to him leaving for USMC Basic, and I am currently in voluntary counseling as he prepares to deploy to Afghanistan. My recruiter is telling me to lie at MEPS because its all voluntary, short-term counseling and supposedly doesn’t count. However, the current counseling is through Militaryone because my husband is enlisted, and the previous counseling would show up on an insurance record. I know marriage counseling isn’t frowned on in the military, and is often, in fact, encouraged. Should I just be up front about, even though its going to delay my enlistment because it will need to be processed, yada yada.
I was definitely never on meds… this was/is just counseling to prepare me/us for the changes life in the military and deployment bring. There aren’t even emotional issues at play, its just a way to keep the dialogue open about the realities of what a military family deals with.
I’m going for Linguist/Crpytogropher… does that change things regarding needing special security clearance?
so my boyfriend and I have been together for almost 2 1/2 years. I am 18 he is 20. We had our wedding set and things were getting real serious. However lately things have been rocky. =/ We are desperately trying to fix things but we just don’t know what to do anymore. We tried having a break, but that didnt work out. We really love each other. So we both are wondering on taking couples counseling. We know we are not married so will they still take us? or would they still take us being so young? i dont know what to do. i dont want to pay someone just so they can tell us we are too young and give me the parental lecture. will they take us seriously?
prom queen- our communication and trust issues are breaking us apart.
Are there any statistics on the divorce rates of couples who have a big wedding, and those who does not?
I would think there would be less divorce for couples who were wise enough not to waste big money on a marriage.
I don’t know.
Anyone have ideas?
Im 3 months pregnant, and my boyfriend and I have been together 5.
Im 24 and he’s 27.
We both have a lot of issues and stresses that have made our relationship difficult.
We fight all the time! About the stupidest stuff!!!
I love him, and I know he loves me…but im not happy right now, because we fight so much. Its bad for the baby for me to be stresses out so much.
I think that having counseling might help us. I honestly don’t think anything else will.
But isn’t that super expensive. I have insurance right now, but its through the state. I know they will cover for me to see a therapist. But will they cover couples??
And if not, is there anywhere that has cheap counseling??
I feel hopeless.
Please answer if you really do know something about it.
Im in Phoenix, Arizona btw.
Thankyou
i have been in my own counseling for sometime now.my bf has been in his own as well. his therapist retired and he has since picked up a new one recently. i suggested couples counseling as we have many conflicts. he was verrry hesitant about it due to fear of of a bad experience in counseling with his former wife.
i am not the same as her. i explained that counseling is not about being right. we cannot work things out on our own and need some help.
he came to me last week and asked me to see his therapist with him at her suggestion because this is the area he wants to work on.
i dont think i have alot to loose. if she is professional she will just assess the situation probably and try to help. i just thought we should have a therapist outside our own individual help.
My husband and I are separated. He had an emotional affair with a co-worker. He is trying to "get over" being "in-love" w/her. He refuses to sit down and talk things out, gets mad, and walks out when I try. He has decided that he would be willing to go to couples’ counseling to talk in a "safe" environment. He wants to go to see if our marriage is salvageable, not because he is committed to me or us (yes, he has made this clear). I can’t bare being around him w/o trying to discuss our issues. It drives me crazy and he ends up mad, saying that I’m dashing any hope of reconciliation because of my "hammering" him. This is always crushing and I have tried very hard to stop bringing things up. Considering all of this and my increasing frustration, should we even bother with counseling? I am and continue to be so hurt. He is acting like an adolescent as well - on myspace he befriends very young (he’s 45) women, uses sexual inuendo openly, making it private from me off and on.
