Surely you've heard the expression, "The honeymoon is over", which is meant to mean that the fun easy part of a relationship has passed and now it's time to buckle up for a bumpy ride. But why we seem to believe that the honeymoon period, typically considered to be first year of marriage, is so wonderful is a mystery. In reality, many newly married couples think their marriage was a mistake or that their marriage is over almost before it's begun.
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March 1, 2013
Newlywed and Think Your Marriage Was a Mistake? This is Normal!
By guest blogger Cathy Lorient
Surely you've heard the expression, "The honeymoon is over", which is meant to mean that the fun easy part of a relationship has passed and now it's time to buckle up for a bumpy ride. But why we seem to believe that the honeymoon period, typically considered to be first year of marriage, is so wonderful is a mystery. In reality, many newly married couples think their marriage was a mistake or that their marriage is over almost before it's begun.
Surely you've heard the expression, "The honeymoon is over", which is meant to mean that the fun easy part of a relationship has passed and now it's time to buckle up for a bumpy ride. But why we seem to believe that the honeymoon period, typically considered to be first year of marriage, is so wonderful is a mystery. In reality, many newly married couples think their marriage was a mistake or that their marriage is over almost before it's begun.
September 18, 2012
Results of the Marriage Counseling Survey
Last week I posted a survey asking people about their experience with couples counseling. Here is a summary of the results. Note that percentages were rounded off, so some tables may not add up to 100%.
Gender
Age Range
Which best describes your relationship?
100% were in a heterosexual marriage or domestic partnership.
Percent having had some kind of couples counseling/therapy
Types of counseling
Note: Several options were listed, but only two types had been used by respondents. Percentage here is percentage of those who had tried counseling.
Results
Percentage here is percentage of those who had tried counseling.
How long had you been married/committed when you went to counseling?
Percentage of those who had tried counseling.
How long have you been married/committed now?
If you answered yes (we tried counseling), do you think you would ever do it again?
If you answered no (haven't tried counseling), to you intend to try counseling soon?
My next post will include some additional discussion of this survey.
Gender
| Male | 28.6% |
| Female | 71.4% |
Age Range
| under 20 | 0% |
| 20s | 0% |
| 30s | 57% |
| 40s | 0% |
| 50s | 14% |
| 60s | 29% |
| 70s | 0% |
| 80 or over | 0% |
Which best describes your relationship?
100% were in a heterosexual marriage or domestic partnership.
Percent having had some kind of couples counseling/therapy
| Yes | 71% | No | 29% |
Types of counseling
Note: Several options were listed, but only two types had been used by respondents. Percentage here is percentage of those who had tried counseling.
| Couple counseling with a religious or spiritual practitioner | 20% | Couple counseling with a licensed practitioner | 80% |
Results
Percentage here is percentage of those who had tried counseling.
| Saved our relationship | 80% |
| Helped a lot | 0% |
| Helped some | 20% |
| No difference | 0% |
| A little worse | 0% |
| A lot worse | 0% |
| Ruined the relationship | 0% |
How long had you been married/committed when you went to counseling?
Percentage of those who had tried counseling.
| under 1 year | 0% |
| 1-5 yrs | 20% |
| 6-10 yrs | 20% |
| 11-15 yrs | 0% |
| 16-20 yrs | 20% |
| over 20 yrs | 40% |
How long have you been married/committed now?
| under 1 year | 0% |
| 1-5 yrs | 15% |
| 6-10 yrs | 43% |
| 11-15 yrs | 0% |
| 16-20 yrs | 0% |
| over 20 yrs | 42% |
| no longer together | 0% |
If you answered yes (we tried counseling), do you think you would ever do it again?
| Yes | 60% |
| No | 0% |
| Maybe | 40% |
If you answered no (haven't tried counseling), to you intend to try counseling soon?
| Definitely | 0% |
| Probably | 0% |
| Not sure | 50% |
| Probably not | 50% |
| Definitely not | 0% |
My next post will include some additional discussion of this survey.
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