As a counselor myself, I am befuddled at readers discounting the importance of counseling in a dysfunctional marriage situation. Counseling attempts to find the root of a problem, and set up guide points for achieving an immediate, and long-term goal. The Clinton problem also faced the consequences of a divorce on a then young daughter, loyal to both parents. To criticize one partner for not trying to help the other flies in the face of what we, in counseling know is possible. Is divorce the only option?