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Challenges to Healthy Relationships

Relationships can be hard. You may also face problems or situations that can make them even harder. Conditions like addiction, chronic illness, domestic violence, financial stress, infidelity, or mental health issues can hurt families. Marriage education by itself won't fix these problems. But it can teach tools for couples to talk to each other about what they are experiencing. Marriage education along with other services will help with addressing these issues and moving couples toward a healthier lifestyle.

This section provides information on a variety of issues that challenge relationships:

  • Addictions: This section includes information on alcohol, substance abuse, gambling and other addictions and the challenges they present to healthy relationships.

  • Anger: This section includes information on challenges anger issues present to healthy relationships.

  • Chronic Illness/Physical Illness: This section includes information on chronic and physical illnesses and challenges issues present to healthy relationships.

  • Employment: This section includes information on employment issues and how they can affect healthy relationships.

  • Financial Stress: This section includes information on financial stress and how finances can affect healthy relationships.

  • Infidelity: This section includes information on challenges infidelity presents to healthy relationships.

  • Mental Health: This section includes information on challenges mental health issues present to healthy relationships.