counseling
Is this a last chance attempt to save their marriage or just their hit show?
Jon and Kate Gosselin are seeing a marriage counselor, says The National Enquirer, and we can't say we blame them. How the couple managed to raise 8 children together without regular respites on a therapist's couch is beyond us. And plus, there's all those swirling rumors about Jon cheating on Kate with a 23-year-old and Kate getting cozy with her personal bodyguard. Heck, they should be seeing 3 marriage counselors by now. Read: 3 Reasons To Seek Couples Therapy
The question as to whether or not TLC will foot the bill … Read More
An honest look at what can—and can't—improve because of couples therapy.
Going to couples therapy wasn't something my boyfriend or I had to wrangle the other into. Our rough patch was more like a slick of black ice, and we were careening towards a precipitous ending. We had moved in together almost a year earlier, and couples therapy seemed easier than breaking up. It would at least buy us time to figure out how to split our belongings while I looked for my own place in New York City.
I went into counseling thinking Ryan had to change. If he didn't fix at least eight of the things that were … Read More
Forget the prenup. Can your relationship benefit from a set of emotional and behavioral rules?
When Madonna and Guy Ritchie split at the end of 2008, the tabloids rejoiced. What fodder to keep churning out rumor after incredulous rumor. The most salacious of them all involved what the media called a "marriage pact." Supposedly devised by the couple's marriage therapist, the contract of sorts was meant to solidify their bond and open up communication. But what it did, in fact, was send the tabloid world into a tailspin.
"Devote time to our sexual expressiveness."
"We will not use sex as a stick to beat one another."
"If we are arguing, I will not shout, but … Read More
To improve your marriage see a therapist or kick out your kids!
Today we bring you two studies about marital satisfaction. It is, in fact, possible to have a happy marriage! Read on to find out how…
An ongoing study by the National Institutes of Health suggests that a yearly "marriage checkup" could help people's unions—and bodies—stay healthy. Sixty-eight couples participated in the study; their averages were 47 and 44 for men and women respectively and they'd been married an average of 15 years. Half of them engaged in therapy, which included two sessions: one where they answered a series of questions about the state of their union, and … Read More
There comes a point in every relationship when the romance is not what it used to be. Couples can do a number of things to get more romantic including sexy clothes, therapy, or just anything that makes them feel alive. Catie Lazarus checks in with her therapists and finds out how to get the magic back on this video episode of "On The Couch".
Who pays for what? When is it time to get a joint bank account? How do you solve financial disagreements?
The legal team for the former model already have all guns blazing.
Against all better advice, Peter Cook decided not to fold his hand and now his divorce from Christie Brinkley is in a real, live, public, divorce court. The fireworks began today as, according to the New York Post, Cook admitted that he hired teenager Diana Bianchi with the intention of getting her in the bed. Mission accomplished, dingus.
Evidently, Brinkley's legal team seeks to paint Cook in the most negative light possible and in the month that the trial is to progress we'll hear about Cook's every indiscretion from up to 60 witnesses. In this … Read More
What is the best way to end a relationship? Email? Text message?
Things are clearly unraveling and it's only matter of time. Almost all relationships have a limited shelf life, so what's the best way to jump ship? In this therapy session Catie Lazarus learns that text messaging may be the best way out when the romance ends. Check out the counseling on this video episode of "On The Couch".
