You express all your anger, complaints in clear terms to your partner/spouse but what about affection? Does your relationship suffer from Affection Deficit Disorder (ADD)? Now affection, you will agree, is the soul of a relationship. When affection is shown clearly, it just helps boost the relationship. Over time, however, couples stop expressing love. It [...]
If you have seen the perfect partner in your spouse as you entered matrimony, you have not started on the right note. There is no such thing as a perfect partner. Everyone has flaws. At times, expectations are what kill a marriage. Does that mean you should not have any expectation of your spouse? No, [...]
A relationship counselor cannot help you if you are not willing to make your relationship work. In fact, there are many things that you can do on your own to improve your relationship. Couples’ therapist Keith Miller has come up with a list of ten things you can do to improve your relationship. Stop all [...]
Yes, say social scientists and clinicians. They have come up with a number of factors that predict a satisfying marriage. These factors have been arranged to form a triangle, of sorts. And guess what they call the triangle. The Marriage triangle. Irrespective of how plain the name is, The Marriage Triangle actually makes sense. The [...]
If there are no problems in a marriage, there is something seriously wrong. Irrespective of how similar two individuals come out to be, they are going to remain two different individuals. They may have a number of similar interests and thoughts but they are likely to have an equal or higher number of points of [...]
You have found your love. And you are all set to get married. But you realizing you have been fighting and bickering more often as the wedding day approaches. Friends dismiss your fears as pre-wedding jitters. Dr Marty, Marriage and Family Counselor, warns couples of this. It is important to resolve conflicts beforehand than to [...]
Author Judith Viorst once said, “One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.” Counseling is based on the same thought; it helps you stay in the marriage and make things right again. [...]
When you are facing a problem at home, do you look up the solution on Google? The Internet is no longer just a source of random information; it has become a source of useful advice. It is a different matter whether or not people follow the advice, but they will definitely look it up. There [...]
Is the institution of marriage dying? With an alarming rate of divorces in our country, it is imperative not to look at the future of marriages positively. What makes us think so negatively about marriages? Of course, the divorce rates! It is generally believed that the divorce rate is as close to 50% in the [...]
Marriage and Family Counselor Dr. Marty, in his website, lists down the things you can learn through marriage counseling. How to handle your partner’s rejection. Exactly what to do to get your partner to listen to you. How to handle your feelings of: hurt, frustration, and anger. How to turn around your partner’s hostility and [...]
In your search for marriage counselors, you will come across a professional called the Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). The MFT comes up as the perfect guide if anything goes wrong in your married life. Why marriage and family therapy and not just marriage therapy? This is the question we will try to answer in [...]
The provision of divorce was brought into human society to make sure that one or both of the spouses in a marriage didn’t continue to suffer only because there was no way to get out of the relationship. Divorce is a great way to end an abusive relationship but it is not a way to [...]
Not all marriage counseling needs to be face to face with a counselor or by phone. There is an entire industry built around self help and you can be your own marriage counselor with the right program. Self-help marriage counseling programs are a dime a dozen, but there are just a few that I’d recommend. [...]
Many people today are pressed for time and cannot take time out to visit a therapist. That doesn’t mean they don’t have needs. And you might be one of those busy professionals who needs to speak to someone, but are not sure how you’re going to fit that into your work day. The time spent [...]
It’s not easy to find free marriage advice. But then again, if you do find it you might not want to heed it. You do have to consider the source. If a marriage counselor offers you free marriage advice, it might be a credible source but then why is someone who normally charges for a [...]
Stepping out to seek counseling helps lay the groundwork for the future of your relationship. Even if your relationship with your spouse/partner hasn’t been all that great in the recent past, you can revive it with a little help. No, the counselor won’t give you a list of dos and don’ts to implement in your [...]
Remaining married for a long time is a feat in today’s times. In fact, being married for long has always been a feat. Why is it such a big deal? The fact that two individuals have stayed together for long in spite of the differences in their personalities and mindset has to be a big [...]
Many of us think that visiting a marriage counselor will help your marriage in a miraculous way. Well, making an effort to go for marriage counseling sessions definitely shows that you are interested in making your marriage work, but that is not enough. You have to help your counselor help you. How? Lisa Kift, Marriage [...]
Change your behavior. Believe it or not, a change of behavior can help revive absolutely any relationship. The key is to make that change a part of your life; don’t go back to your old ways once your relationship starts improving. It takes just a little effort and the willingness to make your relationship work. [...]
The main purpose of marriage counseling is to get the couple talking to each other, understand the problems in their marriage, and resolve the conflicts arising out of their differences. Now, why does a couple need a counselor? Can’t the spouses talk it out on their own and resolve the problems themselves? Well, the reason [...]
You have given up on your marriage, and you don’t want to give it another chance. Why go for marriage counseling then? Marriage counseling is for those who see a light at the end of the tunnel and want to save their marriage. Well, as long as you are not looking at parting ways and [...]
If you find your married life becoming dull, you need not see a marriage counselor right away. Then, what else could you possibly do? You can try to make an effort yourself. How? First, try to understand why you think your marriage is dull or there is a problem. Here are a few scenarios your [...]
When things in your marriage don’t seem right, of course! But it is not an easy task to identify if things are alright. In fact, it is not even easy to identify if you want to stay in the relationship. So, in today’s post, we bring you pointers that indicate that you should see a [...]
Two things are needed in order for marriage counseling to work: a good counselor and your willingness to make your marriage better. While most of the time, a couple will approach a counselor because it is wiling to make a difference to the marriage, there are cases when a couple comes to a counselor just [...]
Should you go for a marriage counseling session when things don’t work out or should you prevent the marriage from hitting the rocks? Well, the wise thing to do is to take preemptive steps and stop anything from going wrong. Yes, it is not possible to prevent conflict or problems altogether, but you can definitely [...]
It is not only young couples who are filing for divorce or cribbing about a bad marriage, the old couples are no better. Yes, long-term marriages too can end. Why? Because a long-term marriage does not indicate that it is a happy marriage. Just because two people have been living under the same roof does [...]
Stress and anxiety ruins not only your life but also that of others around you. Your behavior changes for the worse when you are anxiety-ridden. This strains your relationships with people around you. Your relationship with your spouse or partner is hit the worst by the stress in your life. Now, stress is something you [...]
Many a times, couples are not comfortable going for marriage or relationship counseling because of the high cost of counseling or the time involved. Single-session marriage counseling is a good idea for such couples. But can just one session really help? Yes, it can. In fact, your effort of going out for that one session [...]
A lot of relationships start becoming dull when the love that brought the couple together seems to be dying. This happens when one of the partners starts taking the relationship for granted. Your partner/spouse is likely to fall out of love if you think other things – work, kids and other responsibilities – need higher [...]
TelephoneCounseling.mobi is a new website designed specifically to function easily on mobile phone apps. If you’re looking for a professional counselor to talk to over the phone, this is an easy website to use, that downloads fast to your phone with simple instructions. The phone counseling services are provided through the same company we use [...]
