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Marriage Counseling In The District Of Columbia

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Marriage Counseling in the District of Columbia

I would love for this blog post to help couples who are struggling in their marriages or thinking about getting marriage counseling in the District of Columbia.

My name is Hannah and I truly appreciate the opportunity to be a guest blogger and share my experiences. My husband Chris and I live in a suburb of Virginia, just outside the District of Columbia and have been married for almost twenty-two years. This time last year, we were positive that we were headed for divorce.

My husband has a very rewarding but stressful job as an attorney in Washington and I am a high school teacher here in Virginia. We have raised two daughters, both of whom are grown and off to college. Our younger daughter left two years ago and this was when we started to have problems. Actually, I should say that this was when we realized how serious our problems were.

Trying to Heal from Infidelity

My husband had had a brief affair six years ago, and we had thought that we’d worked through it. Even though we’d stayed a bit distant, we were still together. One issue we couldn’t ignore once we were alone in the house was that our sex life was almost non-existent.

I decided to look into marriage counseling. The District of Columbia is a stressful area and divorce is very common among our friends and acquaintances. I found that there were tons of options for marriage counseling in the District of Columbia, but I had no idea which was best for us.

Seeking Help on My Own

My husband was extremely hesitant to go to any kind of marriage counseling, as it’s difficult for him to air personal things in front of strangers. But, I knew that we needed help, so I started out going alone.

I couldn’t find a counselor that I felt comfortable with and I started losing hope. I began to feel like it was my fault that things were falling apart and my inability to find help was just a reflection of that. Eventually, however, a Google search introduced me to Marriage Fitness and things began to change.

Using the program, I began to realize that I was fooling myself about how much I had been able to forgive and forget my husband’s affair, even though I knew he truly regretted it. The program helped me recognize certain behaviors and thoughts that not only represented the pain and bitterness I still felt, but also kept us from resuming a normal sex life.

Finally Working Together

After several weeks of hearing me talk about my sessions with the program, my husband decided to try it with me. He could see that I was making a sincere effort and also that my attitude and demeanor toward him were changing.

The first few sessions were a little tense, as my husband needed some time to loosen up and feel comfortable, but being able to do this within our own home made all the difference. His willingness to try this with me showed me that he was still committed to our marriage and that we had a real chance to turn our relationship around.

A Different Perspective

Our counseling sessions focused not only of the aftermath of my husband’s affair, but also the issues and vulnerabilities behind the affair.

It was very sobering to see the things about our marriage that had led to the infidelity-things that both of us had allowed or had done unaware. I think that looking at those issues was a big part of my beginning to truly feel forgiveness, as I took responsibility for the marriage, too, instead of putting it all at my husband’s feet.

Today, we are stronger than we’ve ever been and can truly say that we’re best friends again thanks to Marriage Fitness. We also know that we are better equipped and more knowledgeable than we were before, which we know will make us better able to see any future problems before they get so serious again.

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