Could Marriage Counseling Help Your Marriage

By Houston Bruce

Every marriage goes through ups and downs. A number of marriages also go through times of severe turmoil, such as deaths in the family, chronic illnesses, unfaithfulness, or national disasters. Some marriages hold strong during any ups and downs; others begin to crumble. For any marriage in crisis, however, marital counseling can help.

Every ones marriage is special, and the way every couple deals with troubles will be special. There are signs in any marriage that every one needs to recognize in order to save their relationship and seek counseling. The sooner you spot these signs and get counseling the better your chances of saving your marriage.

These are A few signs of a marriage headed for trouble.

You and your partner may be at one another over little things constantly.

You both fight dirty.

The couple tends to spend a good deal of time apart, doing activities separately because that is more fun than spending time together.

You never sit and talk as a couple about your problems, like children or house hold issues.

Long term goals as a family may be different, and you can no longer agree as a couple on what is the best direction for the family.

There is little or no Intimacy in the relationship.

you no longer talk to one another. As a couple you no longer know what is going on in each others lives.

If you are having any of the issues above marriage counseling can help. You should never stay in an unhappy marriage, but if you just throw in the towel without giving marital counseling a try first you may not be giving your marriage a fair chance.

Professional marriage counselors have experience in working with couples who have gone through all types of difficulties. Counselors can assist couples in dealing with infidelity, spending issues, problems with family and children, differences in faith, and much more.

If you go to marriage counseling these are some things you can learn:

How to listen to resolve conflict

How to state needs clearly and openly without anger or resentment

How to get what you need in a relationship, with on demands

How to work out unresolved issues

How to understand the needs of both members of the couple--and how to meet those needs

To save your relationship it is best to seek counseling at the first sign of trouble, the longer a couple waits to get help the harder it becomes to resolve issues. - 30299

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