I’ve mentioned before that I’m not big on celebrity gossip, but there was a little tidbit that caught my attention when it came down the newswire from United Kingdom. It seems that Courtney Cox (known as Monica Gellar in the series Friends as well as the reporter in the Scream trilogy) has engaged the services of a marriage therapist to help out with her marriage to David Arquette.
Apparently, an argument between the couple was caught by the paparazzi during a recent vacation. According to the Yahoo News Report, Cox told Life weekend magazine: “I could see how relationships break up if you don’t stop and say ‘What are we doing?’ So in the end we went to see a therapist.”
The couple has been married for seven years and shares a two year-old daughter. The admission of seeking a therapist to help them weather this rough patch and hopefully strengthen their marriage is a positive sign.
Celebrity Marriages
Celebrity marriages are often in the news for their spectacular unions, their spectacular breakups and even for their questionable attractions. Rarely do we get to see the positive and proactive side of a relationship.
Marriage counseling can help couples to interact with each other and to identify areas where their communication breaks down. Therapy can also benefit a couple by whittling away the excess information to narrow down a problem that may root in how each individual views the marriage and the differences in their expectations.
Exterior stress can obviously affect a marriage, but so can interior stress. Major life changes such as having a child, changing a career or relocating can also contribute to what is going on in the marriage. Of the three, the Cox-Arquette marriage has undergone two in the last three years.
From a personal standpoint, I applaud both Courtney and David for seeking out therapy and working actively to reconnect and strengthen their marriage. I wish them all the luck and kindness in the world – here’s also hoping that the paparazzi butt out while they do it too.
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