Marital Counseling

Prepare-Enrich research gives us the following Survey Data regarding marital situation in the United States for 2007:
      2.3 million marriages a year
      1.2 million divorces a year
       The cohabitation rate has risen 1200% over the past 4 decades.
Trends indicate that couples who cohabit prior to marriage have lower relationship satisfaction and increase risk of divorce. Married couples enjoy life much better, have longer lives, more satisfactory sex life and financially more healthy. Their children do better emotionally and academically.
       The week end edition of the New York Sun (Jan 18-20, 08) carried an article that teaching about marital happiness is catching on nationally after Americans had a 40-year fling with thinking marriage wasn't very important. Diane Sollee who founded Smart Marriages promotes marriages organizing conferences. "The habits that keep a marriage healthy aren't complicated. some people however need to be taught."
       Historically it is the Churches' mission to promote happy marriages. The imperfect human beings are capable of changes, and couples who are unhappy in marriages can learn how to make the relationship happier.
       Producing an awareness of the significance of marital relationship must be promoted in order to have a healthy family and a healthy society.
       The Biblical story tells us that a man needed "a suitable companion" as "it is not good for a man to live alone." Thus Eve completed the creative relationship. (Genesis :18-23)
        The question that married couples need to ask is: "How  can we grow in our relationship deeper, and  make it a blessed relationship  with happiness, companionship, and hope as days, months and years roll by?" The purpose of marital counseling is to allow each married couple to ask this question honestly. It is a challenge inviting both persons to make changes in their own behaviors, so that there is enough room in that relationship for each other. Remember, it is always moving forward, not going back and get stuck.
       Contact a therapist, if you feel that your relationship with your spouse is in trouble. Call 212-737-3449
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