How To Prevent Divorce
A marriage doesn’t fail overnight. Marriage problems can be minor, major or somewhere in the middle. The type of help needed to repair a marriage in order to prevent divorce depends in part upon the stage of difficulty you are in.
Minor Marriage Problem
Signs-At this stage neither partner in the marriage is considering divorce.
Symptoms-At the stage, commitment to the marriage is still strong but, poor communication skills and poor problem solving abilities are creating minor problems.
What to do-To have a solid, happy marriage you need to continually put effort into making the marriage better. You need to learn to communicate with your spouse and work on on your problem solving skills. Learn to listen as well as talk. Learn to apologize and truly mean it. Learn to let go of past mistakes. Even with minor problems, many couples will seek outside help for their problems.
Moderate Marriage Problem
Signs-One or both partners in the marriage is considering divorce.
Symptoms-Poor communication skills and poor problem solving abilities have escalated, less time is spent alone together, intimacy problems have surfaced and together these are creating moderate problems.
What to do-In addition to the steps outlined to solve minor marriage problems, more work is needed to solve problems when the reach the moderate level. If not solved, intimacy problems lead to further distance in the relationship. True intimacy involves caring about your spouse, trusting your spouse and acceptance of your spouse. Most couples experiencing this degree of difficulty in their marriage will benefit from outside help.
Major Marriage Problems
Signs-The couple has separated or separation is planned.
Symptoms-Total communication breakdown, couple is unwilling to spend time together, total lack of intimacy are creating major marriage problems.
What to do-At this stage of the relationship, it is almost impossible for the couple to resolve their problems and prevent a divorce without outside help.
There are many options for outside help available to couples seeking to prevent divorce. Marriage counseling is available through both secular and religious organizations, in your local area as well as online. This works best if both partners are willing to go and can also be costly, although if counseling can prevent a divorce, it is worth every dollar spent.
Another option available, that is less costly and can be utilized even if only one of the marriage partners is willing is the Save My Marriage Today course. This option is a good choice for couples regardless of the degree of marriage problems they are experiencing.
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