Tuesday, 29 December 2009

How Can I Save My Marriage When I Can't Afford Counseling?

By Carol Ann

Marriage counseling is always an options for couples who are experiences marital problems. The cost for counseling tend to have a high price tag, per session, and this is not allows a viable option for many couples. The fact is that most of the couples that are experiences problems have their finances at the root of them all. With these hard economic times everyone has been feeling financial stress, in one form or another, and adding to that stress by having to pay for counseling may only make matters worse.

So you may be asking yourself, "Then how can I save my marriage?" Well the truth is the answers are all around you. There are many books that can help you get your marriage back on track. Self help books and relationship guides can serve as an excellent resource in your time of need. Books on communication skills can also be a huge help since most marriage problems stem from a breakdown in communication.

There are also some movies that will work as well. There are a selection of film that deal with material issues, that you and your spouse can sit down and watch. This is not only a great way to spend time with your spouse but it will also open up the communication between the tow of you, and even make you realize that their are others that have similar issues as yourself. Even though it is only actors on the screen, someone had to come up with the idea, therefore you know it is something that is more common then you first thought.

Coupled friends, relatives or neighbors are also a great resource for you to use. Talk to them about the troubles you are having, ask there advice, ask what issue they had to face and how these issues were overcome. As long as the couple that you are speaking to in a healthy relationship they will prove to be a wonderful resource. You want to steer clear of couples that are also experiencing problems, as this may just lead to a bashing your spouse party and nothing good will come from it.

One thing is for certain if you both want to save your marriage, it absolutely can be done. Commit yourself to your marriage and you will find that beneath the troubles you are having lies a wonderful relationship full of love and joy that you have forgotten about. With determination you can repair your own marriage.

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