MARRIAGE guidance counsellors have warned that overuse and misuse of the internet is placing extreme pressure on some couples.

MORE marriages are breaking down because of financial and gambling worries and an alarming rise in the use of internet porn and cyber sex.

THE Catholic marriage service Accord has unveiled new figures which show a 10% increase in the number of couples seeking marriage counselling in 2009.

Troubled couples who cannot sell their homes in the recession are turning to counselling rather than separating, it was revealed today.