THINGS TO REMEMBER IN MARRIAGE COUNSELING

1. You need to know the secret to a strong, healthy marriage is two strong, healthy individuals. It’s difficult to repair a marriage if one person is nuts.

2. You need to know that when you’d prefer working on sales reports until 8:00 p.m. instead of going home,
it’s time to seek counseling.

3. You need to know if you’d rather sit in your car than go inside and see your wife, it’s time to seek counseling.

4. You need to know if youhaven’t had sex in three months, it’s time to seek counseling.

5. You need to know if you feel likehitting her, it’s time to seek counseling.


6. You need to know that ifyou can’t be kind to each other, it’s time to seek counseling.

7. You need to know that ifyou think your husband is a failure, it’s time seek counseling.

8. You need to know that if you’refighting over the utility bills, it’s time to seek counseling.

9. You need to know that if dirty laundryis causing you to blow a gasket, get a maid. Really, it’s much cheaper than divorce court.

10. You need to know there area million therapists out there, and it’s okay to shop around. When you
find the right one, you’ll both know.

11. You need to know that ifyou don’t want to spill your guts to a therapist, a marriage education
program can work wonders.

12. You need to know the AmericanAssociation for Marriage and Family Therapy can help you find a therapist in your area.

13. You need to know that if your biggest complaint is that your meals aren’t ready when you get home, you
don’t need couples counseling. Electroshock therapy is what’s needed.

14. You need to know that if one personrefuses to go to marriage counseling, the other one should still go.
Working on yourself never hurts.

15. You need to know a good counselor may not be able to save a bad marriage.

16. You need to know if yourmarriage counselor is divorced.

17. You need to know if going to the samecounselor for six months hasn’t helped, it’s time to find a new counselor.