Most Couples Skip Counseling, Straight to Divorce

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 29 June 2010 7:37 AM

Tara Parker-Pope of the New York Times says most couples who need marriage counseling have a difficult time admitting so. Only 19 percent of people say they have sought help trying to save their marriage; two-thirds skip therapy all together and go straight for a divorce, saying counseling is “something only desperate couples need.” Experts say that there is a strong aversion to thinking of a relationship as in trouble and are trying to come up with new ways to entice people onto the couch. A federally-funded project is looking to see whether something called a “marriage checkup,” basically a once-a-year check-in, will do anything to improve the longevity of a marriage.

OurRelationship.com is recruiting couples to take part in an online self-help program for relationships in trouble.

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