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The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-oriented couple therapy on marital commitment and marital exhaustion of couples with marital conflict. The research design of this study is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test and control sample. For this purpose, a number of (30) couples with marital conflict were identified and selected by available sampling method. Of these, 15 people were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 15 to the control group. In order to collect data, Adamer and Jones Marital Commitment Questionnaire and Pines Marital Exhaustion Questionnaire were used. Also, the training package of emotion-oriented couple therapy was applied to the experimental group during 8 two-hour therapy sessions. The results of covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the couples of the experimental group and the experimental group. Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that emotion-oriented couple therapy interventions have increased marital commitment and reduced marital exhaustion of couples. In fact, the correct communication based on love and interest between couples has increased marital commitment and couples showed different reactions to marital conflicts.