New Therapy Proven To Effectively Stop Divorce
Has anyone ever taken the time to calculate the divorce rate in Hollywood is? I don’t think the census publishes data down to the granularity of individual cities, but I have to think that if the rest of the country is dealing with rates in excess of 40%, then the celebrities caught up in the entertainment industry must be batting close to 100. There were a few classic Hollywood marriages that seemed destined to last; couples like Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (although Woodward was actually Newman’s second wife), or George Burns and Gracie Allen. But these idealistic relationships are few and far between in La La Land, and instead Marriage Problems seemingly lead to another celebrity divorce every week.
The tabloids run polls where readers happily vote on who’s going to be the next couple to fail. Features appear on a daily basis dissecting the known and supposed issues and predicting how many days are left until Brad leaves Angelina, or Demi dumps Ashton. Every argument or cross look becomes fodder for speculation and the media microscope. With the amplification effect that these stories must have (how would you like it to open your newspaper every morning and have to read a front page story about how your wife is allegedly having an affair with her mechanic?), it’s somewhat surprising that relationships in Tinseltown last as long as they do. The stars can’t even go to Marriage Counseling without having their picture taken as they grimly walk into the building, or having a receptionist spill the beans about the shouting that she supposedly overheard coming from the therapist’s office.
It sometimes makes me wonder why these people would even go to the trouble of getting married in the first place.
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In all fairness, it hardly seems sporting to pick on the shortcomings of celebrity or other high profile marriages. Any of us experiences enough bumps along the road to make things uncomfortable at times and we don’t have to worry about paparazzi hiding in our bushes to take snapshots so we’re forced to relive those unpleasant moments over and over again, in vivid, high definition detail.
The question is, for those of us who don’t have unlimited funds to throw at treatment, how exactly do we Stop Divorce from rearing its ugly head when our relationship falters?
Traditional marriage counseling methods may work for some people, but the divorce rates in this current suggest that they are not all that effective at preventing a split. Maybe that’s because they haven’t changed significantly in years. The fact that traditional counselors rely on methods that become confrontational and risk causing spouses to become antagonistic toward one another can’t be helping things. It’s one thing to have sit in front of a stranger and pay them $100 or more per hour to listen to all your problems and dirty little secrets, but it’s quite another to have this person force you to admit that you are the reason the marriage is failing and that Saving Your Marriage depends on you and your spouse rehashing and settling all of your years of dirty laundry. It’s unpleasant, forces couples to relive painful incidents, leads to hurt feelings and often leaves one spouse too angry to continue putting effort into the relationship.
One idea that’s been gaining significant traction in the fight to prevent divorce is the concept of Marriage Therapy as an alternative to traditional counseling. Rather than attempting to seek resolution for a checklist of transgressions and literally force couples to “communicate” with each other, this method works through neutralizing the problems in a marriage, then builds a system of relationship habits that aren’t intended to work magic on the past but propel the marriage forward into a healthier place.
As an added plus, this alternative approach supports the ability for only one spouse to have a positive impact on the marriage. It may not work in every case, but the success rate in helping couples not only avoid divorce but go on to a happier, healthier marriage has been extremely encouraging.
If you are interested in Marriage Therapy (LP) and the role it’s played in the lives of celebrities, there are thousands of articles available. Marriage Problems are not exclusive to the rich and famous, but by leveraging couples who are well-known to the public and exposing their marital issues and success or failure of Marriage Counseling they underwent, many bestselling books have been written. One infamous celebrity relationship book was penned by a major league baseball player who married a Hollywood starlet in the 1940s. “Saving Your Marriage One Base At A Time” sold an astounding three million copies.