Couple life, testimonials: they consulted a marriage counselor
Flora, 35 years old
Married for 6 years, mother of two children, I decided to leave my husband. But when I told him that I told him that I did not love him anymore, he did not want to hear, got angry and could not bear me leaving him. He could not envision life without me. I tried to explain to him that I had changed, that I did not reproach him for anything, but that I needed something else, but again he did not understand at all. I then offered to go see a marriage counselor.
He helped us to speak calmly, asked us questions and, most of all, he did not take sides, unlike friends or family. Today we come to talk about divorce, even though communication is still very difficult. What I want most of all is that my husband be accompanied in this breaking for him to continue his life after me. All this scares me, but I am determined.
Elsa, 30 years old
I went to see a marriage counselor with my husband because we could not communicate without it ending up in dispute. We both wanted to find a solution, and I think that's what's important. She listened to us, asked us questions, then gave us some advice to try to find solutions.
At first my husband did not want to do much, he did not really try to put in place what she told us to do. At the next appointment, she clearly told him that if he did not want to change things, then our couple had no way out. In the end, I found it very interesting. It helps to get out of the routine, and to live differently, because we realize that ultimately we do not have to live like that. But in the end, for that to work, you still have to be two. Fortunately, my husband ended up waking up. It did us good.
