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MONEY troubles and internet use have been blamed for problems in thousands of marriages as the number of couples seeking help rises.
Yesterday Catholic marriage counselling service Accord said that internet use was to blame for problems in about 1,000 marriages as spouses turned to pornography, online gambling and computer games.
The agency also said that half its clients were struggling with financial problems, up 71pc from 2007, while almost a third were trying to deal with alcohol or drug abuse.
Liam Lally, acting director of counselling, revealed problems surrounding internet use jumped dramatically in recent years, up 87.5pc.
"Some are using the internet for genuine work purposes but with people bringing work home, they are not available for family life," he said.
"Online gambling is now quite easy to do at home and people are also getting addicted to playing games. Pornography is also a problem. It is linked with a form of infidelity because a person is getting sexual gratification from the internet instead of having a relationship from a spouse.
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