The Internet didn’t invent having an affair, but it has supercharged it. Today’s technologies have made it easier than any other time in history for a married person to have an affair, yet the irony is that it also has never been easier to discover or expose a person who is cheating. The recent Ashley
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The latest study by the University of Melbourne tells us that being married is advantageous, particularly for men! Researchers have questioned about 17,000 Australians on what makes them happy for its annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. What’s good for your general health? The survey found that people who exercised every day
All couples agree that marriage is an investment. Like all investments it will continue to grow and develop if you both put time and the right type of effort into it. The old adage applies here, ‘the more you put in, the more return you will get’. We have been counselling families and couples for
The assumption that most people have is that those couples who have children would be far more likely to eat together as a family at home, than those couples without children. Many studies have found that families with children benefit enormously from eating at the table with their parents, together with their brothers and sisters.
Having been a marriage counsellor for many years, it would seem that most couples are indeed opposite to each other on many things and surprisingly many couples are okay. In fact most marriage counsellors would say that it is not the differences between couples that cause the problems. It is not simply a matter being
Learning from the couples who succeed in marriage counselling What to DO…and not to do 1. Successful couples see counselling sessions as a process, rather than a quick fix. They understand that long-standing issues are not going to be resolved in a few sessions. The steady road is the sure one. 2. They ‘don’t fight
No matter how far apart we are from each other geographically in the physical world, the increasing capabilities of the Internet are progressively simplifying how we connect with others. Texting is now part of everyday life, but it also creates opportunities for misinterpretation 1. Keep it as simple as possible When texting a difficult matter,
Tips on how to get to counselling Bringing up the subject of counselling can be hard and how to do it is a common question. It is the same for men and women alike. You and your partner have arrived at a place where you may not be communicating well. Being able agree on the
Most couples find the challenge is harder then expected Navigating the ups and downs in marriage is one thing but when baby arrives life, as you once knew it is forever different. With baby comes a whole range of interesting behavioural changes and attitude adjustments required by the new father and the new mother. Talking about
Although it has reduced over recent times, there tends to be a considerable amount of stigma attached to seeking professional help for a private matter. Often people refrain from attending counselling because they see it as a sign of weakness, however if you’re reading this there’s probably a good reason why, and you shouldn’t let