Blog Entries tagged 'marriage counselling'

What's a Mum to do?

editor@uticopa.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Divorce is a stressful time for all-concerned. Depending on the personalities involved, the transition can move along on co-operative lines, via angry skirmishes or by plain suffering and doubt on all sides.

In a so-called ‘co-operative' divorce, both parents work together to restructure their own relationship and their family to allow the children as normal a relationship with each of them as possible. This means co-operating with each other as to finances, logistics and fami [...]

What I need from my Mom and Dad - now you're no longer together

editor@uticopa.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I need both of you to stay involved in my life. Please write or text me, make phone calls and ask me lots of questions. When I don't hear from either of you, I feel as if I'm not important and that neither of you really love me.

Please stop arguing and work hard to be friends. When you argue about me, I think that I must have done something wrong and I feel guilty.

I want to love you both and enjoy the time that I spend with each of you. I feel as if I need t [...]

Love, marriage and relationships

editor@uticopa.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

How many of us recognise this scenario: your partner comes home from work, makes a beeline for the drinks cabinet and then sulks off silently. You haven't had a real conversation for weeks. Lately there have been more and more arguments over money or late nights out, especially since you lost your job a few months ago, but no heart-to-hearts. Sex? What's that?

2008 was definitely a bad year, but for many couples this year has started out even worse. There seems to be no end in sigh [...]