Sometime after marriage, couples start to realize that marriage isn’t as easy as they thought it would be before entering into marriage. It requires tons of hard work and commitment from both partners. Soon after the honey phase of the relationship, the couples start to realize that they are not as compatible as they previously thought they would be or might encounter concerns that they never thought would be an issue which could be due to their job or children consuming all their time. These difficulties are certainly not unusual and seeking the advice of a marriage counselor may go a long way towards strengthening and even saving the marital relationship.
Marriage has 4 pillars that are essential for a healthy marriage to stay alive. The relationship might go on trench if any of the four pillars take a hit. These pillars are:
Marriage counselling can only prove to be effective when both the partners are willing to take the responsibility for their problems, accept the flaws and faults of each other, and are willing to attend the counselling sessions. Tension and resentment increase between the couples due to unresolved concerns. Couples usually confide in their family and friends to seek help and advice which might seem to work for a short period but in reality, they might give you a biased opinion.
Marriage counselling is important for addressing marital concerns because:
There is another important way marriage/couple counselling can help strengthen the relationship are:
As shared before, both partners must be willing to undergo the process of marriage counselling. Ideally, they must have decided for themselves that, instead of neglecting the concern, they wish to work on the marriage and address the concerns that are there. Furthermore, the spouses must have realistic expectations about the process of counselling. The couples should understand that the counselling process isn’t an overnight process and will take a couple of sessions to get into the couple’s dynamics and initiate the process of change.
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