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The couple sitting in the counselor’s office had been married over 40 years. They had weathered financial setbacks, the rearing of two children, moving from city to city due to job changes, and countless marital disagreements. But they had finally hit their last wall and in desperation, they had come to the point of consulting a marriage counselor. Now they sat in cold silence, as they waited for the therapist to join them.

Into this tense and silent setting walked the counselor, who seated himself and turned to the wife. “Mrs. Smith, in your opinion, what seems to be the root problem that has...