Couples Counseling for Hectic Lifestyles
Jen and Jim had a problem that is being seen more frequently in couples counseling - a lack of connectivity due to their constant busyness. Both were high-powered corporate types who married at a young age, after college, then instantly began to build their careers. Jen was a top ad executive in NYC and Jim was fast become a prominent trial lawyer.
Both entered counseling because they felt, according to their own words, “they didn’t know each other anymore.”
“Jim is just someone I see briefly at the end of the day…and even that doesn’t happen all the time! Sometimes I wake up and I see him next to me and think, ‘How did he get here?’”
Jim felt the same way. There was a certain estrangement that was forming in their relationship. They didn’t argue; they got along quite well. They just weren’t taking the time that’s needed to foster a relationship. Both were concerned this could lead to the possibilities of affairs or divorce if something didn’t change.
Marriage counseling helped ease their anxiety by showing them practical ways to bring these two people back together and rejuvenate their marriage. Both had to look at their attitudes to their careers in an attempt to understand why they were working so hard. Both had to start carving out more time, at first on a weekly basis and then on a daily basis, for one another.
Estrangement can happen easily during this day and age when so much emphasis is placed on career and advancement. Couples counseling helps remind you of some other essential elements of life as a whole.
