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marriage counseling

I think I need some marriage help. I'm only 22 and I think that I've already gotten in a bit over my head. I know I love my wife, but sometimes I think that we might've married a little too young. Who knows. We were high school sweethearts, went to college together, and married right when we got out. A lot of people doubted that we would make it this far, but we made it, and now... now it seems like everything's taken a turn for the worse. All I know is that I would do anything to save my marriage, but I just can't think of anything else to do. We have gone to all of our friends to see what they think, but none of them really have the insight and experience that we were looking for... most likely because none of them are married yet or have even considered settling down. I guess the next step to take is to try marriage counsleing. I used to think that marriage counselors and therapists were all for people who don't have the common sense to get things done themselves, but yeah... now that I'm here, I can see how hard it is to work things out sometimes. Having an outside, unbiased opinion helps sometimes, and in hindsight I know that we probably should have gone to a counselor sooner. Sure, friends are helpful, but they've definitely got biases and like I said before, don't have the insight or experience to really give us the right advice we need. I'm pretty sure that getting marriage counseling from a certified counselor or therapist would be much better, especially since they have dealt with these problems before. Sigh. I'm actually starting to feel much better about this now. I guess that all we have left to do is make that phone call and take some time to talk with a great mediator. I think it's worth it. We still love each other, after all. We've just hit a low point and need some help out of it. Time to go tell my wife I love her and we'll just have to hope for the best.

posted by: Jen on Friday, March 21, 2008 @ 9:37 PM