10 Signs That Indicate Your Marriage May Need Therapy

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Marital therapy, depending on the therapist and the format, can provide a positive extension to a couple's relationship. It can help to repair damage, overcome obstacles and assist a couple in their rediscovery of each other. But what signs indicate that the marriage needs help? When does a couple decide that marriage therapy is something they need?

10 signs that indicate your marriage may need therapy include:

• You and your spouse are not communicating even when you talk everyday
• Anger and arguments are the rule of thumb in your household and not the exception
• The blame game is played regularly, both of you always finding reasons to blame the other
• If your choice is time to yourself or time with your spouse, you choose time with yourself regularly
• You think about divorce and you find yourself divvying up personal property in your head
• You find that you can't remember the positive emotions that you shared with your spouse when you got married - the present negativity coloring the past commitments
• You feel a constant sadness tinged with regret and bitterness
• Frustration colors all of your interactions with your spouse
• Sexual intimacy is something you avoid rather than seek or crave to the extent that you will hold off when you go to bed or go to bed very early
• You reach out to your friends with confidences and emotional needs more than you do your spouse

Have you ever gone through marriage therapy?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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