Desperate for Marriage Counseling
The economic crisis and financial woes that are gripping our country have taken their toll on many marriages, as well as many bank accounts. Its no secret that stress over financial concerns have a high price on the emotional well being of couples who, in the past, had no money worries to fight about. Not knowing where the next mortgage payment is coming from can result in arguments about every imaginable little thing, right down to who’s turn it is to do the dishes. While the financial problems cause more arguments and stress in relationships, however, they also result in a marked decline in divorce, simply because couples with severe financial difficulty cannot afford to split what little is left of their financial resources. They are, essentially, forced to fix their relationships in order to have peace in their lives.
When finances aren’t an issue, many couples take the easy way out of a relationship and simply divorce rather than try to work things out. When divorce isn’t an option, however, they need to concentrate on each other and their lives together.
Marriage counselors are seeing an increased amount of couples in their office who may have just gotten divorced if their finances could support it.
Kurt had this to say:
Dawn and I were barely surviving as it was, both emotionally and financially. We had thought about divorcing, but we wouldn’t have been able to afford two separate rents. The only way we could keep a roof over our heads was if were under the same one. We went into marriage counseling so that we could make our marriage livable, too. What we found though, was that we could make our marriage good again. We’re still broke, but now we’re staying together because we want to. Because we love each other. If we had had the money to get divorced, we would have lost the chance of happiness together. I’m kinda of grateful, actually.
Marriage counseling helped this couple find happiness again, even during a very difficult time.
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