Can you remember the times when you and your husband or (wife) were happy, excited and enthusiastic about each other. Just picture your self in the day you got married, and the excitement you had for him (or her) at this special day.

Most couples find that excitement tends to decrease bit by bit over the years. Some couples are surprised to find out that the excitement decreases within few months or even weeks!

And then comes the possibilities weighing - "To take counseling or not to take counseling, this is the question".

It is very hard to admit, or even to think that you might need an outside help for your relationship. It is also hard to think about opening your heart, and exposing your deepest emotions about the one you love in front of a stranger, even if he is a counselor.

Marriage counseling has of course both Advantages and Shortcomings.

Common  advantages

• Neglecting your problems might lead to a divorce. For most people divorce leads to lower economical state, and to difficult times of relationship uncertainty.

• Some times couples just can not talk to each other for more then few minutes without breaking in an argument. Counselor can help parties discuss their emotions, their needs and their difficulties.

• If both of you are going to marriage counseling, you are taking the time to invest in your relationship, and  you are thinking about it, and about your next session. This causes both of you to be committed to the process and can help  you in solving  your problems.

Common shortcomings

• There are a lot of different counseling approaches and you  need to make sure that your counselor is taking the appropriate approach for your both characters

• Counseling demands to participation of your partner, that need to give away time and money and might not really connect with the counselor. It is a relationship of three people after all.

• A high cost, most marriage counselors charge per hour. The average cost of marriage counseling meeting is about 100$ (for most north-american countries),  and counseling is likely to be more then 3 sessions (even for a short term counseling).

• Alternatives like E-courses. There are many e programs that promise to help you save your marriage even if you are the only one who's trying to save it, in a relatively affordable prices (especially if you compare it to an hour of counseling)

Weather you decide to take marriage counseling or an e program to work on your marriage, most people believe that working on your marriage is better then divorce.

Check the link at the bottom of this article to read some testimonials of couples who used an e course and saved their marriage.

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