S:Dr. Evans, your next clients are here to see you.

J:Ok, who are they

S:Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. They're having some difficulties with their marriage.

J:I see. Ok, please send them in.

[two minutes later]

J:Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. I'm Dr. Jane Evans. Please come in and sit down.

F:Hello, Dr. Evans. Please call me Fred. This is my wife, Helen.
H:Pleased to meet you.

J:Please call me Jane. Why don't you start by telling me why you decided to get counseling.

H:It was my idea. Recently, I've been feeling that our marriage isn't the same as it used to be. I feel like Fred and I are drifting apart. We are so busy with our jobs, and after work we spend all of our time taking care of the children. I feel like our marriage has lost its passion.

J:Fred, how do you feel about this

F:I think she's exaggerating. Our marriage is fine. We love each other and we've been married for over 10 years. We have two lovely children, who we love very much. I don't see why we need counseling, but I agreed to do it. So, here we are.

J:Helen, have you tried anything to spice up your relationship with your husband
H:What do you mean

J:Well, you two could take a vacation together. Or, maybe you can make time one day per week to do something romantic with each other. Maybe, you can eat dinner by candlelight or go dancing.

F(to Helen):You don't think I'm romantic anymore, sweetie
H(to Fred):Hardly. Most of the time on the weekends, you just sit in front of the TV and watch sports. You don't pay any attention to me anymore.

J:Fred, can you promise to Helen that you will try to pay more attention to her
F(to Helen): Pay more attention to you! What about that diamond ring I got you for our anniversary! That wasn't enough

J(to Fred and Helen):That's all the time we have for today. We can discuss this more at the next session. Thank you both for coming.

秘  書︰爾文斯醫生，你的下一個客戶在已經來了。

珍︰好，他們叫什麼名字？

秘  書︰羅傑斯先生和羅傑斯太太，他們可能有一些婚姻上的問題。

珍︰我明白了。請他們進來。

（二分鐘以後）

珍︰你好，羅傑斯先生和羅傑斯太太。我是珍‧爾文斯醫生。請進，請坐。

弗雷德︰你好，爾文斯醫生。叫我弗雷德就好了。這是我的妻子，海倫。

海  倫︰很高興見到你。

珍︰叫我「珍」就可以了。那我們就從為什麼你們會決定來諮詢開始好了。

海  倫︰那是我的想法。最近，覺得我們的結婚姻與過去不太一樣。我覺得我們好像漸行漸遠。我們非常忙於我們的工作，而且在工作之餘的其他時間都花在照顧小孩。我覺得我們的婚姻好像已經失去激情了。

珍︰弗雷德，對於這個看想你覺得呢？

弗雷德︰我想她太誇張了。我們的婚姻好好的。我們彼此相愛而且我們結婚超過十年了。我們有兩個可愛的小孩，我們非常疼愛他們。我看不出為什麼我們需要諮詢，但是我願意這麼做。 所以，我們就來了。

珍︰海倫，你有試過任何夫婦間增進感情的方法嗎？

海  倫︰你是什麼意思？

珍︰嗯，你們二位可以一起度假，或者，也許你們每周可為彼此抽出一天時間做浪漫的事情；或是，你們能吃個燭光晚餐或跳個舞。

弗雷德（對海倫）：親愛的，你認為我不再浪漫了嗎？

海倫（對弗雷德）：當然不浪漫。大多數的周末，你只會坐在電視的前面看比賽。你根本都不在意我。

珍︰弗雷德，你能給海倫承諾你會試著多關心她嗎？

弗雷德（對海倫）：多關心你！我們的周年紀念日送你的那枚鑽石戒指算什麼呢！那不夠嗎？

珍（對弗雷德和海倫）：今天我們就到這裡。下一次諮詢可以針對這問題討論。感謝你們二位。