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Old Aug 21, 2011, 03:05 PM
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Weekends at PC have a tendency to be very slow. For me, personally, I'm rarely on PC on the weekends because it's the little time I get to spend with my fiance. Right now, he's studying though, so I needed something to entertain me.

Anyways, my fiance and I will probably be starting couples therapy in the next couple months. We're very much in love, but we're having problems with fighting and communication right now simply because we're both really, really stressed and having trouble being supportive for one another. He's trying to find a new job and get away from his old one which was making him really depressed. I'm working two jobs, trying to find a third, which isn't going well. On top of this, we're planning a wedding from half way across the country.

But as I don't have any experience with couples therapy (only individual for myself), I can only say that both people have to really want things to change for anything to work. You can bring a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. I think if he's willing to go to therapy, though, you should give it a shot. Maybe he wants to change, but is scared because he likes the familiar. Even if it's a negative situation, the familiar feels much safer than changing things around. I would definitely talk about these things with your current therapist, possibly with your couples therapist when you get one.

Good luck! Keep us updated on how things turn out. I'd like to hear about your experiences at couples therapy if you do decide to start.