| When a happy marriage seems to slowly | | | | communication to begin a journey through |
| deteriorate into an unrecognizable mess, there are | | | | rediscovery and reestablishing understanding. |
| three main approaches that couples usually take. | | | | 3) Be Honest |
| The first deals with denial - couples may ignore | | | | When sharing feelings or asked for your honest |
| the problems they face until they become so | | | | opinion, it is vital to be completely truthful with |
| great that divorce is the only solution. The second | | | | your spouse. In the end, both partners will be |
| involves constant bickering and fighting, physical | | | | satisfied and happy when they finally reach the |
| abuse, and mental anguish that leads straight to | | | | same plane. When not telling the truth or holding |
| divorce court. The third centers on the couple | | | | back feelings, the relationship will suffer further |
| that knows they are having problems, but wishes | | | | because one person will always carry unresolved |
| to resolve their differences and make the | | | | baggage. |
| marriage work. Below are a few tips to deal with | | | | 4) Get Away |
| the rocky road you may have ahead of you: | | | | Sometimes the pressures of the household, job, |
| 1) Identify the Problem(s) | | | | and the settled routine that some marriages slip |
| While infidelity is one of the #1 reasons that | | | | into, gets too much to bear. Stepping outside of |
| marriages fall apart, there are plenty of other | | | | the normal schedule and getting away is a great |
| things that can distance two people from one | | | | way to rekindle a marriage. Suggestions include |
| another. Married couples often fight over financial | | | | staying at a deluxe hotel for a weekend, |
| strain or disagreements over parenting. Before a | | | | vacationing in Hawaii, driving to a couple's retreat, |
| marriage can undergo repair, it is important to | | | | or trying a new adventure, such as kayaking, |
| identify the problems that are causing the rift in | | | | mountain climbing, or hang gliding. |
| the first place. You never know when changing a | | | | 5) Attend Counseling |
| few bad habits will make the world of a | | | | When both partners have tried to come to a |
| difference in a marriage. | | | | common ground with their problems with no |
| 2) Share Feelings | | | | success, counseling might be the last resort. |
| When things are bothering you in regards to the | | | | Some couples will only respond to the analysis of |
| marriage, it is important to express these feelings | | | | a professional, who offers support and structured |
| with your partner. How can things run smoothly in | | | | sessions geared towards saving a marriage. The |
| a relationship if one person is harboring | | | | techniques that counselors use are designed to |
| unhappiness with their spouse, who is completely | | | | bring the best out in couples. |
| unaware? Sharing feelings opens the lines of | | | | |