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The authors discuss their 20 years of experience with groups of couples. They emphasize the uniqueness of the psychotherapy of couples (short-term and centered around the current relationship within the couple), as opposed to traditional therapy. They mention the fragility of “the systemic equilibrium (normal or pathological) of the couple” as well as the dangers of an excessive “transparency” which neglects the need for a “secret garden.” They present several clinical examples as well as exercises and experiments which were offered during their workshops. They evoke the complexity of co-leading as a married couple of therapists. They end with several suggestions for maintaining bonds within a couple.