On rare occasions - usually, because one or more party involved in the marriage counselling sessions is trying to disrupt them - a relationship may worsen as a result of counselling. More likely is that couples will gain some insights into their relationship. Sometimes, this means a pathway to rekindling the relationship becomes apparent. Conversely, some couples counselling sessions may make it evident that there is no future together. As such, marriage counselling tends to be more about facing up to realities than repairing something that is broken.