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Welcome to Talk About Marriage.

Talk About Marriage is a forum to discuss marriage and relationships. Here, we interpret the word "marriage" loosely, recognizing that many different people from different cultures view marriage differently. It is important to be patient and respectful with other members, no matter how different our views are.

Please read our forum guidelines before posting on Talk About Marriage.

If you have a relationship problem that you want feedback on, the best place to start is in the General Relationship Discussion section. Click this link, and click the "New Thread" button at the top left to start a new thread about whatever it is that you want feedback on.

If you have technical difficulties with the website, please post them in the technical difficulties section.

Thanks for visiting.
 
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Welcome to Talk About Marriage.

Talk About Marriage is a forum to discuss marriage and relationships. Here, we interpret the word "marriage" loosely, recognizing that many different people from different cultures view marriage differently.

I started Talk About Marriage because I know that there are a ton of people out there looking for help and support in their relationships. Talk About Marriage provides a unique opportunity for people to anonymously post and provide feedback to others about their relationships. There is no cost for using this website; it is entirely supported by advertising and it's parent site, The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory.

The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory has been one of the top sites in the search engines for "Marriage Counseling" and "Family Counseling" since 2003. Because of this, I am aware of the masses of people that are searching for help on the internet. Based on some rough statistics, I can estimate that about a half million visitors came to the site this past year.

Talk About Marriage is designed to be a community forum for those interested in talking to others about their relationships, but perhaps not ready to take the extra step to get professional help. Be aware that there are professionals available for relationship help all around the world, and The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory is just a small sample of therapists who have chosen to advertise.

The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy has a service called Therapist Locator, which lists trained marriage and family therapists in the US, Canada, and Overseas.

The American Psychological Association also has a referral service called the APA Help Center.

In addition, the Open Directory Project has a category full of other mental health counseling directories. And there are advertisers on this site who provide professional services as well.

As you can see, I am partial to professional help. One reason being, that I have a post-graduate degree in Social Work, and I believe it to be a worthy field with impeccable values. The other reason I am partial to professional help, is that I've done my own work in different forms of therapy for many years, and I've found it to be an incredible life-enriching process that has helped me to become a good husband and father. Therapy has a way of helping me see things I wouldn't normally see, and learn things about myself that I might never have learned.

Of course, I've heard all of the horror stories about therapists out there who "did this" or "said that!" I'm very fortunate that the one's I've spent time with have been well-trained and ethical. People should be aware that every state has licensing bodies who are there to deal with unethical behavior, and it is our duty to report unethical conduct.

That brings me back to this forum :D . Please read our posting guidelines. This forum is open to the general public, and there is no guarantee about what anyone here might say. Please be respectful of others, regardless of how different your views are.

Thank you for visiting my site.


Chris Hartwell
hi can you help pls how do you
 
#201 ·
Welcome Mom321 & Bunnyhun!

To start a new thread, click on the 'Navigation >> Talk About Marriage' link at the top of this page. If there is a forum specific to your situation, click the forum link, otherwise click the 'General Relationship Discussion' Link. Once there, click the blue 'New Thread' button at the top left portion of the page.
 
#204 ·
New user here - I wish I'd found some counsel like this web site
or a good counselor when I got divorced decades ago. My
wife's EA progressed to a PA on a business trip, and I was clueless.
Not a walkaway wife, more a sprint. Now I want to keep
my 2nd marriage (of 31 yrs) healthy. There are many sobering stories here.
 
#207 ·
Hi! I've been reading these boards for a while now. I'm getting married in 4 months. My parents marriage was a complete and utter mess and I'm trying to learn/get help for my own, as I'm determined not to follow their footsteps. We both consider divorce an absolute no-go. We've had a couple of counselling sessions just for tips and advice, and we're going through a marriage prep book but I guess it's always helpful to have this forum as an option :)

I'm young, inexperienced and probably don't have any good advice but I'll do my best to give what I can to the people here.
 
#209 ·
Hello everyone!

I think this site is fabulous. I was in an out of one rocky relationship after another and unfortunately married one of them who is now my ex of course. I've witnessed horrific abuse to family members in bad situations and noticed I was falling into the same cycle they were. I decided to stop the cycle and focus on myself for once. Over a period of many years I found my self worth and when I wasn't looking found the man of my dreams. I'm here for those who may have been in my situation previously and just need someone to talk with. I have volunteered at the local crisis line in my area and feel that I have a passion for what I do. Glad to be a part of this site!
 
#211 ·
hi im an asian female about to be married in 3months time. been following this forum for a while now and decided to hop in. i believe with all our differences and opinions shared, we are able to enlighten and help each other, one way or another.
will share more in the other thread!
 
#212 ·
Hi all

I am enduring marriage issues and feel it may not get any better so am thinking about leaving him. Only I am 24 weeks pregnant & have no idea where I would live, my parents are out the country but I hate feeling so upset all the time and regret having married him now, as I ws aware of this issues that are upsetting me now. And don't want to bring a child into an unhappy setting.
 
#213 ·
Found this site this morning, for some help, and have read some of the posts. i to hope i can find out what is going on and what i should look out for now.......
2nd wife of 21 years. something has changed alot in the last couple years....and i am hoping maybe i can find out why, is it really me or soemthing else......
 
#214 ·
hi i just found this sire, n signe dup.. im in desperate need of some advice, my husbands family wants to always seperate.. they have made it very clear that im not just not invited to things, but actually not welcomed... n my husband does nothing, they now think ima controlling wife, n a "witch" (the nice term) his brother snubbs me in public, he does nothing, his mother talks about aroudn town like at her work, which is also my bank, so when i go in there... if looks could kill.. well i would be dead, he says nothing unless i get really mad, n push him to, his dad just recently called n expected to take him out the night of his b- day to dinner n a movie, that again i was not welcome to attend.. n my husbands seems to thinkt his is all ok, until either one of our friends says nope, or my family gets invovled.. its been 2 years now, n everytime he says he wills tick up for me, he doesnt n they get away with everthing... i have so much resentment towards him.. i havent been able to sleep with himf or over 2 weeks, coz he just keeps makin g the same mistakes allthe time, evertime his family comes around we fall aprt... what do i do??
 
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