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What is Effective Separation Counseling?

Married individuals who are living separately often find themselves in a strange and precarious position. Far from adhering to traditional notions of a committed marriage, these couples nonetheless remain legally bound to one another. On the one hand, they spend their day-to-day existences largely independent of one another. On the other, they have not yet taken the step to divorce ...

What is Effective Divorce Counseling?

Let’s face facts. The vast majority divorced or soon to be divorced individuals consider the process of legal separation to be one of the worst experiences of their lives. Although the severity of the process varies drastically from case to case, a divorce is never easy for anyone …

When Marriage Separation is Best

As couples endure long periods of martial strife, thoughts of marriage separation will inevitably arise. A separation is often approached as a temporary “break” used to sort out individual issues and/or gain perspective on a tumultuous relationship. Many couples who choose a marriage separation for a while will, in fact, return to their relationships with minds clearer and emotions more under control. In short, time apart can benefit some struggling relationships greatly …

What Is a Healthy Marriage?

n a country in which more than a third of all marriages end in divorce, considerable attention is paid to the various causes of marital strife and unhappiness. Rather than focus on unhealthy marriages, however, perhaps we should examine the key qualities that define the majority of positive committed relationships and a healthy marriage ...

Divorce and Facebook:

Facebook and other social networking websites can impact a marriage considerably. Issues such as online flirting, “friending” old flames, and posting sensitive private information can put significant stress on any committed relationship and, in some cases, even contribute to a later divorce ...

When to Divorce

Deciding when to divorce is never a decision that is taken lightly. Like other significantly life-altering decisions (such as whether or not to marry, have children, and so on), evaluating the pros and cons of pursuing a legal separation from one’s spouse can easily turn into a protracted and agonizing affair. The fear of making the wrong choice coupled with the dread of what can often be an ugly and unpleasant process might cause unhappy partners to remain together for extended periods of time. Add to these anxieties further concerns about child custody, splitting up the family unit, and disappointing friends and loved ones, and the decision on when to divorce can quickly become one that never truly ends ...

Emotional Cost of Divorce:Cost of divorce skyrocketing due to lack of treatment

Couples’ inability to separate due to emotional and financial crises deepens in recession Postponement of divorce and co-habitation of unhappy couples increases emotional instability ...