Love: Today, my husband and I went to marriage counselling. I confessed...

By madari - 21/10/2012 23:11 - Spain - Benalm?dena

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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By atsukobo - 23/02/2012 07:59 - United States

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

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Mask off

By Anonymous - 14/11/2022 16:00

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

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Cover up

By atsukobo - 02/11/2020 22:59 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 12/01/2013 15:28 - Australia - Chatswood

Today, my husband and I finally agreed on something: marriage counseling. FML

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By screwed - 18/06/2011 08:51 - United States

Today, my marriage counselor got divorced. FML

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By crapedup - 10/10/2011 23:11 - United States

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

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Neverending

By Anonymous - 06/04/2023 19:00 - United States - San Antonio

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

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Cancel the wedding

By Anonymous - 02/11/2022 14:00

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

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By Rejected - 03/10/2016 16:00 - United States - Lynnwood

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

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Red flag

By Anonymous - 11/10/2024 10:00 - United States - Lafayette

Today, I explained to my husband how much it bothers me when he constantly talks about one of his coworkers. He listened closely, never interrupted me, and seemed genuinely sorry afterwards. While he was consoling me and telling me that he'll stop, he called me by her name… three different times. FML

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Monday 22 October 2012 3:17

Counseling for a reason.

brittanyrmh_ 12

Monday 22 October 2012 3:20

Good to see communication in your relationship is a ten out of ten

Comments

Epikouros 31

Monday 22 October 2012 14:24

I think you two need marriage counselling.

yentlben 2

Monday 22 October 2012 20:23

Helloooooo divorce court.

twye 22

Monday 22 October 2012 23:52

I see this type of thing daily between my dad and stepma.. Sorry about that OP. I hope your marriage gets better.

KiddNYC1O 20

Tuesday 23 October 2012 5:43

Who can fully fathom this?

Jennielee 6

Tuesday 23 October 2012 7:05

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

Wednesday 24 October 2012 2:10

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

Thursday 25 October 2012 11:57

If they are seeing a marriage councilor... he deserves it. Sorry.

UniqueAnt21 3

Friday 28 December 2012 1:57

So what was the problem

nexusvengence 2

Tuesday 31 December 2013 4:35

This is a good sign of a bad marriage

quinnybhoy88 4

Sunday 10 August 2014 3:25

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