Thoughts on couples counseling? Yay or nay?

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I think couples counseling is great, everyone can benefit from it no matter how good or bad your relationship is doing. It helps to have a space where you can articulate your feelings and also have a third party there to help you talk through different issues and see a different perspective.

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You have to want it to work. You get out what you put into it.

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I think it doesn’t help and most marriages are dead by the time someone says they want to go to couples counseling.

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That’s really sad.

Communication is the absolute key to any healthy relationship, romantic, friendly or professional. If counseling helps you communicate, then it's worth it. Both parties have to want to work on the relationship though.

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