I am currently watching the Australian version of The Biggest Loser, and interestingly three of the couples are in failing marriages — one is coupled in the house with his daughter and he’s convinced that by the time he gets home his wife will have decided to leave him, his weight holds him back from socialising which is something she loves to do and it means that over the years they have grown apart. Then there is a woman on the show with her daughter who is hoping that she can lose the weight, gain in confidence and revive her flagging marriage before it’s too late — her daughter also talks a lot of how seeing her parents happy together again means every thing to her.
It’s sad really, but understandable. Being overweight is such a confidence sapper for most people.
EastBayCouples.com has a blog about couples counseling on it that makes for interesting reading — it is written by fully licensed family and marriage therapist Jay Slupesky and offers thoughts, opinions and advice on a huge range of topics related to family life. One of his main pieces advice seems to be the most obvious one that a lot of people forget — communication!
