Today, my husband and I went to marriage counselling. I confessed something that was bothering me, but he didn't understand. Our counselor repeated word-for-word what I said right back at him. He turned to me angrily and shouted, "Why couldn't you just say that the first time?!" FML
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Today, my husband and I went to our first counseling sessions, where the main focus was communication. When the therapist called us in together to discuss techniques we could use at home, my husband looked around, rolled his eyes, and responded with, "Uh huh" to every question. FML
Today, we went to couples' counselling. After a while the therapist said to me, “Madam, since we've started, your husband has managed two full sentences without you interrupting him, and most of what you said was, frankly, childish whining.” I'm starting to realise I might be the problem. FML
Today, after a nasty fight with my military husband, which resulted in mandatory marriage counseling, he told me we needed to talk about the fight. Not talk it over and apologize; talk it over so our stories are consistent when we see the therapist. FML
Today, my husband and I finally agreed on something: marriage counseling. FML
Today, my marriage counselor got divorced. FML
Today, I mentioned to my wife that we should try marriage counseling. She responded by denying it while throwing a carton of milk at me. FML
Today, I came home and my spouse decided to bring up our past arguments. I apologized to him for the mean things I said, not conjuring his faults. I spoke to him gently and was interested in his thoughts. I validated his feelings. I was engaged in the discussion. He responded to me with, “Too little too late!” FML
Today, I tried to talk to my soon-to-be-husband about how he needs to take a more active approach in his own life. It devolved to him screaming at me and putting words in my mouth. This has been going on for six months. FML
Today, I told my wife that she gets 100% of me and I keep nothing from her. She told me she doesn't want it and that I should get counseling. FML
Today, I told my husband that I didn't think our marriage was going to survive our stillbirth, and that we should get divorced. He said, "No way. We're going to marriage and grief counseling and not giving up on our marriage." He just doesn't understand that I blame myself so much and want to set him free. FML
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FMLJFL 5
Counseling for a reason.
brittanyrmh_ 12
Good to see communication in your relationship is a ten out of ten
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Comments (110)
Epikouros 32
I think you two need marriage counselling.
yentlben 2
Helloooooo divorce court.
twye 22
I see this type of thing daily between my dad and stepma.. Sorry about that OP. I hope your marriage gets better.
KiddNYC1O 22
Who can fully fathom this?
Jennielee 6
This is the same thing that happened to me when my husband and I went to marriage counseling. I had been telling him the same thing for years but when we pay someone else to say it, it actually makes sense now......
somebody77722 3
I've seen this a lot in couples. It may be the tone in which you are speaking. When you speak your point in a more calm manner, he may actually hear you. No one wants to listen to someone who's speaking to them like they're being scolded.
Bludmagnus 13
If they are seeing a marriage councilor... he deserves it. Sorry.
UniqueAnt21 3
So what was the problem
nexusvengence 2
This is a good sign of a bad marriage
quinnybhoy88 4
What was it you confessed? If it was something big, he might not have known how to handle it and it may have took a while for whatever you confessed to sink in upon which he panicked and didn't know how to react
CaroAurelia 12
If this wasn't in Spain I'd swear you were my parents.