Here is an excerpt of an article I just read:
A new study finds that watching and discussing movies about relationships is as effective in lowering divorce rates as other, more intensive early marriage counseling programs.
Discussing five movies about relationships over a month could cut the three-year divorce rate for newlyweds in half, researchers report. The study, involving 174 couples, is the first long-term investigation to compare different types of early marriage intervention programs.
The findings show that an inexpensive, fun, and relatively simple movie-and-talk approach can be just as effective as other more intensive therapist-led methods — reducing the divorce or separation rate from 24 to 11 percent after three years.
My view of this is very simple.
Anything that gets you and your spouse (or significant other) communicating about your relationship is valid "therapy." Obviously communicating involves letting your partner communicate fully, listening to them and acknowledging them.
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