Couples are struggling to stay (together) as they face money worries and the threat of redundancy in the economic downturn, said counseling (service) Relate, which has seen its workload soar.
Relate on Saturday reported a rise of (almost) 60 percent in the number of couples seeking help with their relationships in October and November this year as (compared) with last year.
"The problems are to do with the (recession), to do with job insecurity, to do with interest rates changing and also the escalating costs of running the family," Christine Northam, a spokeswoman for Relate, told BBC (radio).
"If you're dealing with these anxieties all on your (own) it can be very isolating, and can lead to depression and anxiety. It can impact on the relationship and that will (impact) on your children."
Relate said it had received more than 7,500 calls in October to November this year, compared with about 5,000 in the same (period) of 2007.
With its reliance on financial services and high levels of personal (debt), Britain's economy has been particularly hard hit by the global (credit) squeeze.
House prices have dropped 18 percent (since) last August, unemployment is soaring and consumer confidence has crashed. Many stores are slashing prices in a desperate (bid) to pull in shoppersin the run-up to Christmas.
Question)
1. What elements are necessary for a stable family?
2. What family conflicts may occur when the family finance goes wrong?
