Family of Origin - Critical topic in marriage.

Money problems, poor communication, unsatisfactory sexual relationship are the usual suspects when couple are having marriage problems. But marriage educators can now point to a deeper and more fundamental issue that "trumps" $$$, Communication and Sex. Every couple who wants to have a satisfactory marriage will want to know a great deal about their "family of origin" and how it plays the largest role in marriage both for better and for worse!

These links should be useful:

Family of Origin - Importance in marriage preparation.
Recreating the Past in Marriage - Steve Gengenbacher
Getting the Love You Want.com - Harville Hendrix's IMAGO THEORY & materials & names of therapists. PLAY IMAGO Visitors to the Imago website now get to have fun learning about how to have a better relationship. They can try their hand at dialoging with an angry partner, or talk with an avatar about how their past experience influences their present. Playing the tiger/turtle game will help them understand how different reactive styles show up in their relationship, and there¹s even an animated guide to learning dialogue. > Visit http://gettingtheloveyouwant.com/couples/register NOTE - you have to put in your email address to assess this page, but I recommend you do that.