Couple's Counseling

My ex and I did that and I must say it worked. The couselor told us that we were too far apart to reconsile and so I got a divorce which was the best advice anyone has every given me. 33 years later he is still the same person.....still a drunk.

marriage takes work and counseling is a great idea if you need it but also, it takes people that want to actually work to make the marriage sound.

I have never went through couples counseling. Maybe it would of helped, not sure. I wanted to go but the other party did not. However I am all for couples counseling. Even if it is a friend, the pastor of your church or a more professional couples counselor. I am divorced from first husband and separated from estranged husband since 2009.

I did work as a counselor for 2 years and in my experience counseling only work if the couple are willing to compromise...but most often only work for a while and then the couple fell into their old way again...the thing is most people like to see results right away but that does not happen you need to realize that the problem was there for a long time and is going to take time to get fixed but sadly some people have lost the patience or time to put up with the situation any longer...some couple do separate and some go on living the way they are because at the end of the day they just got used to it! and they would tolerate each other until they die.

we have not done this. at least for now, there is no need for us to go to a counseling. the bond's strong still. there are friends who went on deciding to have counseling but it didn't work. there are those that worked. i think it depends on the two individuals and their desire to make it work again.

I have never been to couples therapy but I think it can be a great source for people who are willing to do some real work. I think an outside opinion can do wonders for a relationship. I think it's hard to try to see someone else's side of things when the issue is so big that it's causing the divide that makes the couple need to see the therapist. If that makes any sense. If you are the type of person that can admit they may be wrong or at least believe they have it in them to accept that outcome, then I think therapy can be a very useful tool.

We went to couples councilling not because we had problems, but because we were interested in a marriage tune-up, the same way one gets a physical, or goes to the mechanic for an auto-tuneup. It was a great thing to do.

Years ago my soon to be ex husband and I went for the counseling in order to save our marriage. I realize it didn't work. Because he was totally one track mind, no matter what you said, it wouldn't penetrate into his mind. He just thought whatever he did was correct. Considering our child was young, I put all the unhappiness behind and got over it. Now our child is 13 years old and he is the same fool. So it is enough for me, I have separated for 6 months. In my opinion, "it takes two to tangle." regardless taking the counseling or not. What I mean is attending the counseling will only help if the couple willing to commit each other and save their marriage seriously.

in my country, wedding is attended by godparents who assist and guide the newly-wed couple into their journey together. counseling is also done by the godparents. therapy is not yet common in my country. that's why when couples have problems, they go to godparents to seek advices and direction. this task is clear when godparents accepted the invitation to be godparents in the wedding.

We got some counseling briefly but he really wasn't interested. To him, it was over and nothing was going to help. I should have kept going myself but I didn't know the benefits of it or things would have probably been a little easier for me and the kids. To be fair, we were a mismatch to begin with and it's a wonder we lasted 19 years. But things have turned out well for us both. Both parties have to really want the marriage to work or the counseling rarely helps.

My husband and I did go to counseling about 15 years ago. I see no shame in that as marriage is a constant struggle and learning curve. It did work for us, but that was because we both wanted it to. We loved each other but we were having problems and we needed some help with them. Both people in the relationship have got to want it to work or it won't. If one of you is just going to make it look like you are trying to save the marriage and your heart really isn't in to it then it won't work. I have seen many people go through it as well and when one of them has feelings for someone else outside of the marriage, then it will never work. You can't stop your feelings, if they affair is over and you regret it and have no desire to return to it then you have a much better chance if your spouse is will and able to forgive you. Neither my husband nor I were cheating and we loved each other very much. We just had a little hiccup in our otherwise good marriage.

ive never had it but then i think if you go through it and either it didnt work or else it only worked for a while, then, obviously the person you are with is not for you. just my opinion. and if you stay for the kids sake thats not always best for them either.

Actually, I've never been through couple's counseling, but given the problems that I've been facing in my marriage recently, it is something that I am willing to try. My thought is that it might not work all the time, but there is nothing worse than not exhausting all of the different opportunities that could make things work before giving up on a marriage. The problems that we are having are actually related to addiction, but I do think that we will be able to work through things ultimately.

Couple`s counseling helps a lot in every marital problem. It` because their is a third party which is the counselor who could act as a mediator when both of the couple`s will express their feeling towards their partner. And the mediator will be responsible for the reconciliation of the two couple. Unlike if their is no mediator both of you will not give in because of ego.