just seven minutes of meaningful conversation each day."

For others it maybe the demands of long working hours or other aspects of modern living that mean we just don't find enough time for our partners.

Relate works to help couples give their relationship a "health check", to understand where and how things have begun to go wrong, and how they might go about remedying the situation.

Although we aim to help couples resolve their difficulties, we do recognise that sometimes separation or divorce is the only answer.

Relate can offer emotional support and practical help so couples can understand and deal with the effect the decision will have on them and other members of the family, particularly children.

When families fight everyone suffers. For parents and children alike, domestic violence in the home is a vicious and continuous cycle. 

On a daily basis Relate encounters people experiencing domestic violence and believes all forms are totally unacceptable. The priority is to establish safety within the relationship and then work on the underlying problems. If this is not possible then a support strategy is put into place.