📝 AITA For walking out on a marriage therapy session

By LabidAswad • Score: 5 • April 7, 2025 3:02 PM


I've been married for a year and some change now, I've known my wife since 2016(me M33 Wife F32). I am military and been through a lot, had close friends commit suicide etc. I decided to see a therapist last year and it's been great. I hear a lot of people say couples therapy is beneficial even if there aren't any issues. I enjoyed my personal therapy so much I asked my wife if we could do couples therapy as well...

We started a few months ago. Our therapist is a male assuming from Chicago. It seems as though he is always on the woman's side. I am pretty good at reading people, and I have observed enough to know I am not crazy. My wife and I don't really argue I consider her my best friend and vice versa. Previous 2 sessions it seems as though there is no problem in the relationship, but he words things to somewhat trigger my wife and make normal things seem not normal. He will turn something so meniscal into something grand. I have sat quiet for the last sessions quiet, but I am so upset inside. It's like he turns her against me.

Last session we had, he opens with "I haven't spoken with you guys for a couple weeks, how is everything going"? I always let my wife speak first because he is the type to paint you like you're controlling for any reason. I look over at her and she bursts out into tears like it was a freaking movie. I am sitting there looking so confused. This came wayyyyy out of left field. He asks her what's wrong? She goes on this speech about how she doesn't feel loved because I love my parents so much and it hurts her. I am flabbergasted.

  1. I didn't know she felt this way and never communicated that.
  2. I love her to the moon and back. I explained to her weeks ago my parents have been the only people who no matter what has had my back and loved me unconditionally that's why I try to be there for them. They're in their 70's now.

The whole session flipped into I'm at fault, why do your parents not like her? Do you let your parents control your relationship etc... FOR AN HOUR. I am stubborn and do not let my parents dictate anything. I rarely see them. Just a quick phone call daily. I was infuriated and caught off guard. It became 2v1. I calmly got up and walked out.

AITA?

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