Relationship charity, Relate, is urging people to get help sooner for their relationships after recent research revealed that 44% of people who called the charity’s helpline had waited over two years to get help.

 

In a further survey Relate also found that:

 

• Around 34% of people surveyed believe there is a stigma attached to getting help with your relationship.
• Almost 40% of people surveyed would feel ashamed or nervous of admitting to friends or family that they had sought expert counselling.

 

The charity has launched a campaign, Heart to Heart, backed by some of the nation’s leading agony aunts and uncles, to encourage people to get help for their relationship sooner rather than later, if things aren’t going right.