You have problems with your spouse? You unhappy in marriage
? You can't find understanding with your spouse? You can visit a marriage counsel to find a way out.
Survey which was performed in 1995 among readers of "Consumer Reports" magazine demonstrate that most of the people discredit marriage counselors - this type of psychotherapy gain a lowest scores from all other types.
More actual study was performed by AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) - that was more statistical research and it shows that number of families which seek for professional help is steadily growing.
A lot of studies and surveys were performed in area of marriage counseling. Here are two the most significant of them: - "Consumer Reports" magazine in 1995 did a research of marriage counseling effectiveness. That was a reader survey and marriage counselors gain the lowest mark from all of the therapists. - AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) research shows another result - according to statistics of AAMFT number of families, which visit marriage counselors, steadily increases from year to year. For fair we must note, that survey of "Consumer Reports" was confined and it results can't be used in scientific research.
There was another interesting data, which was collected by AAMFT study - they allocate characteristics, which families will get the most benefit from marriage counseling and which - the smallest, the most valuable of these characteristics are stated above.
What you should do? Some of research was targeted on finding solutions for couples to save marriage and improve relationships between spouses.
What you should do to have a happy marriage? The main basis of happy marriage is: desire of couple to resolve problems and to prevent them in future, friendship and mutual respect between spouses.
Good relationships between spouses - the "foundation stone" of happy marriage.