Marital Conflict

[Dr. Adams]

While many feel that sexual problems are the chief source of difficulties within a marriage, financial conflict is an equal or greater concern. Individuals who have insufficient money and concurrent differ in the way money is speant are frequently at odds with each other.

[Simon Zuscak]

Dr Adams Wrote:
While many feel that sexual problems are the chief source of difficulties within a marriage, financial conflict is an equal or greater concern. Individuals who have insufficient money and concurrent differ in the way money is speant are frequently at odds with each other.

Simon Zuscak replied:
I am new to this listserv, and I hope this thread has not been persued already but:
- financial conflict and sexual problems are not two mutually exclusive constructs, indeed, they are both symptoms of marital distress, along with other examplars of this condition such as; communication problems, demand-withdrawal ect...
- I purport that merely stating 'sexual problems' and 'financial conflict' as sources of difficulty is correct on the surface, however a myriad cognitive issues dwell in the background, such as: attributional biases, prior history as an influence, expectancies, assumptions and standards ('should' statemets).

- Does anyone know of any studies that purport CBT or CBCT (CBMT) to be of any additional benefit to straight behavioural therapy?

Kind Regards Simon Zuscak

[nicole clark]

I totally agree w/ you , but it also cld be sexual problems also. I have seen it time and time again the losing of the so call spark and passion in the relationship and they cheat on each other or just give up. I suggest try new things and try to work on the financial part of the relation ship