Are They Reconciling? Arnold & Maria In Couples Therapy
March 1 2012, Published 7:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
California’s former first couple Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver may not be headed for divorce court after all.
The pair -- who famously split last summer after news broke that Arnold had fathered a secret child with their housekeeper -- have been going to couples therapy in a last-ditch effort to save their 26-year marriage, according to Thursday’s New York Post.
Sources told the Post that the devoutly Catholic Shriver can’t bear the thought of divorce, while The Terminator star has told confidants he now realizes the gravity of his mistake.
“Arnold and Maria are having marriage counseling to work through their issues to get back together,” a friend told the paper.
“Maria is a devout Catholic and doesn’t believe in divorce, but is still struggling with the humiliation she endured by him.”
“He is promising the moon and telling Maria he has completely changed his ways,” another pal of the couple told the Post. “Maria’s friends are warning her to be careful, saying he’ll never change.
“Arnold is desperate to win her