And they lived happily ever after. That's what they seem to be promising when you first learn about marriage.
But in reality, what most people actually get is "tired of having the same old argument" instead. How did this happen?
If you are mentally or psychologically too ill to be married, then going to a therapist for your marital woes makes sense.
If your problem is that you are arguing, however, then you should go to an argument specialist, in other words, to a mediator.
Going to a therapist for arguments is like going to a cardiologist because you are sad. Yes, they help heal heart pain, but they treat illness.
Your marriage isn't sick, you're arguing because of differences you don't understand or know how to benefit from.
I've changed the working title of my book I'm on marriage mediation (from "Tired of Having the Same Old Argument") to "The Surprising Purpose of Marriage." So I've moved my blog to http://themarriagemediator.blogspot.com. Go there for new entries. Thanks for following me!
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