Marriage Counseling

 

It is not only young couples who are filing for divorce or cribbing about a bad marriage, the old couples are no better. Yes, long-term marriages too can end. Why? Because a long-term marriage does not indicate that it is a happy marriage. Just because two people have been living under the same roof does not mean they are sharing a good relationship.

Over a period of time, a couple starts living their own lives even when they are living under the same roof. And then one day, they realize that they cannot continue living together. Now, what is it that changes even after a couple has had beautiful moments before their marriage and in the initial years of their marriage? Well, the urgency to impress and woo vanishes, and spouses take each other for granted. Only if they could continue their courtship days after their marriage, their marriage would never end.

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) discusses why long-term marriages end on its website. The article says, “Despite the reasons for growing apart, there are a few things to keep in mind that can help couples grow together.” Here are the things the association suggests.

  • Continuous courtship
  • Looking forward
  • Keep the marriage a priority above all else…including kids

Adopting these things in your marriage is likely to bring a good change in your marriage. If you cannot make things work on your own, seek professional help, even if you have been married for, say, thirty years.

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