How to Convince Your Husband to Go to Marriage Counseling
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How to Convince Your Husband to Go to Marriage Counseling

Simple steps to convince your husband to go to marriage counseling and what to do if he still won’t. While I typically steer people away from marriage counseling, there are a couple of good uses for it. One of the best uses for marriage counseling is when a couple primarily needs to learn to talk…

Spouse Won’t Go to Marriage Counseling? How to Improve Your Marriage
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Spouse Won’t Go to Marriage Counseling? How to Improve Your Marriage

Many people think there is no way to improve their marriage if their spouse won’t go to marriage counseling. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Although you may be upset with your spouse, you need to realize that your spouse does not want a bad relationship any more than you do. Bad relationships are…

The No Conflict, No Therapy Way to Cooperative Parenting
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The No Conflict, No Therapy Way to Cooperative Parenting

Here is what you can do to eliminate parenting conflict without going to marriage counseling Taking the direct approach with a disagreeable spouse is like going head to head with a mountain goat. A disagreeable spouse will not back down, will not be reasonable, and will not admit you are right–no matter how much evidence…

When to Let a Spouse who Cheated Move Back In
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When to Let a Spouse who Cheated Move Back In

If you take your cheating husband or wife back too soon, that is needy and encourages continued affairs. So, when should you take your cheating spouse back? Many people, in their desire to reconcile, will take a cheating spouse back too quickly.  The problem with this is that their spouses are still overcoming their attraction…

Is a Trial Separation Helpful or Harmful for Reconciling?
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Is a Trial Separation Helpful or Harmful for Reconciling?

A trial separation is a time limited, structured separation, best used when both spouses want to build their relationship. Unstructured separations, on the other hand, are much more helpful when only one spouse wants to reconcile. Trial separation is a method commonly used by marriage counselors. Marriage counselors work with couples when both want to rebuild their…