Marriage Saving
Divorce is for couples who have truly and irrevocably given up on the possibility of rebuilding their marriages. If you haven’t reached that stage yet then here are several marriage saving tips to help you and your partner move on from past mistakes.
Saving Marriage Requires Work
The pieces of a broken marriage can always be brought together and mended, but doing so takes time and effort. Both of you have to be prepared to work hard in preventing your marriage from deteriorating into a bigger mess than it already is. If necessary, you may even have to take the first step of saving your marriage, regardless of the fact that you’re not the one who erred. It’s just one of the prices you have to pay for your marriage saving goals.
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Marriage Saving Means “Stop Complaining”
Complaining is almost as irritating as nagging. You might not be directly hectoring your spouse into doing something, but it’s implied all the same. You need to remember that true and lasting change can only come from within. A person won’t ever change if he doesn’t want to. If there are certain things that you want your spouse to change, he must realize this for himself.
Pressuring your spouse to do something he isn’t ready for or doesn’t believe in will only make your spouse feel resentful because your constant hammering makes him feel he isn’t doing anything right and that you don’t appreciate him as he is.
To encourage change, praise your spouse’s efforts in the rare instances that he exhibits signs of changes. Let him know how happy you are because of it and why. Positive feedback is always a better motivator than negative criticism. Positive feedback and praise will work wonders if you are sincere. Think of it as self prescribed marriage therapy.
If, on the other hand, it is you who is the constant recipient of complaints and criticisms then you need to take another tack. When your spouse voices out certain grievances or objections, don’t protest or answer back like you usually do.
Instead, make a sincere and conscious effort to see it from his perspective for a change. Listen—truly listen—to what he has to say and try to see where your spouse is coming from. This marriage saving act is one of the most difficult things to do, especially if you feel you are in the right, but you need to prove to your spouse that you are willing to do everything it takes to save your marriage.
Who knows? You two might learn something valuable about each other. But even if you still don’t end up seeing eye to eye, your spouse is sure to appreciate your concrete efforts to understand his needs.
Finally, take it day by day. The entire marriage saving process takes time and you have to find the necessary patience for things to work out by themselves. Let the little things go and focus on the bigger picture. Constant, blow-by-blow analysis and confrontations aren’t necessary either. There are just some things better left unspoken, some things that are better expressed by action and example.
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