via: IrishTimes.com: According to new statistics published today. Accord, the Catholic marriage care service, said that problems around internet usage and the amount of time that people stay online is causing difficulties in relationships. During 2009, marital difficulties related to internet usage grew substantially, according to the service. Other common problems cited by clients include communication and conflict, sexual and intimacy issues, depression and infidelity. ”The key areas which are causing conflict are internet gambling, infidelity and one partner spending too much time online rather than with their spouse and family,” said John Farrelly, director of counselling with Accord. The statistics have been compiled from data on over 25,000 clients who attended counselling sessions in 2007, 2008 and the first half of this year. According to the service, over 30,000 counselling sessions were provided in 2008.
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