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Signs You May Resent Your Spouse

I’ll never forget when it came to the end of a previous long term relationship. I found myself irritated all of the time and sometimes even downright mean. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, I has grown to resent other person and the relationship. In that case, I wasn’t married, but had I been, it would have been very important to recognize the signs early enough to take action. Many times we blow off the little things that are actually big things in disguise. You may resent your spouse.. If you start to dread coming home to your … Continue reading →

Signs a Marriage is in Trouble?

After 28 years of marriage, Mel Gibson and his wife Robyn are getting divorced and it seems everyone has an opinion about it. That comes with the price of being famous, I guess. But the truth is despite rumors and gossip, columnists and opinions of his fans, none of us know what their marriage was really like, any more than you really know want your next door neighbor’s marriage or marriages of friends or family are like. Similarly no-one really knows what your marriage is really like. Or do they? The reality is that we only see the tip of … Continue reading →

Mel Gibson’s Wife Files for Divorce

Mel Gibson is on the road to being a swinging single again. Finally, his martial status will match his behavior. According to reports, Gibson’s wife, Robyn filed for divorce last Thursday. Interestingly, though, court documents show that the couple has been separated for three years, with Robyn moving out of the family home less than a month after Mel’s infamous DUI arrest/anti-Semitic rant incident. The actor’s issues with alcohol date back to 1984, when he was arrested for drunk driving in Toronto. Shortly after that public misstep Mel admitted that he had battled alcohol problems throughout his adult life, but … Continue reading →

The Economic Cost of Divorce

Now here is one more reason to avoid divorce at all costs, literally. Getting divorced may affect your net worth immediately and put you far behind financially from that point and going forward for years to come. Many divorce lawyers say that they are seeing fewer divorces during this recession, and that an economic downturn typically results in fewer divorces. While financial issues may be putting extra stress on marriages, the reality is that many people can’t afford to divorce or are choosing to postpone or cancel divorce because it could lead to economic hardship. So what are the expenses … Continue reading →

Will Divorce Make You Happier?

You’ve decided that love is no longer in your marriage. You’re considering whether the smarter option is to split up and go your separate ways. Should you divorce? Would it make you happier? Not necessarily. That’s the findings of a summary of households and families in the US. The report was conducted using information available from the National Survey of Family and Households. Of over 5200 married men and women interviewed in the 1980s, 645 people admitted that they were unhappily married. The same men and women were interviewed again five years down the track. Some had chosen to divorce, … Continue reading →

One Sign Your Husband May Be Cheating

Some wives seem to know right from the start that their husbands are cheating, while others say that they never suspected a thing. Here is one sign that generally means that you husband may be cheating. While some people are naturally more suspicious than others by nature, husbands who cheat generally start accusing their wives of cheating. If your husband suddenly starts accusing you of cheating, wants to know where you are every moment of the day, makes accusations about your loyalty and fidelity or is generally overcome with jealousy that is unwarranted, it may be because he is himself … Continue reading →

Should You Avoid Divorce?

There are plenty of articles out there concerning the art of avoiding divorce, as if there were some magic formula that you could apply to guarantee that your marriage will not fail. I think we all eagerly read those bits of advice as a way of making sure that our marriages are on track. Or maybe we are struggling within our marriage and are looking for the secrets of avoiding divorce. Well, let me through my two cents in here, although it might not be too popular. There are some times when divorce can’t or shouldn’t be avoided. Some people … Continue reading →

Causes of Marriage Break Ups

Opposites attract but only up to a point. According to Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott,one of the main reasons many couples break up is that they have not enough in common. This can happen early in a marriage or even sometimes, as it seems recently in growing numbers, after the children have moved out of home. Couples find they have nothing in common. Nothing left to talk about. A solution to this might be to take up a hobby or sport together. Before I broke my arm which has out me put of action for months, Mick and I played … Continue reading →

The Power of the Ex

In your marriage, your ex relationships can have a lot of power, whether those ex people are aware of it or not. Use that power for good not evil, and you’ll have a happy marriage. Most married people have had previous relationships of one kind of another. Whether the ex consists of a childhood sweetheart or a previous marriage, there is usually some history there. Those ex-relationship have power in a couple of different ways. The grass is greener People by their very nature usually look back on the positive things in life. While that can be a very beneficial … Continue reading →

Seek Help Early with Marriage Difficulties

Did you know that the average couple waits and entire six years before asking help for marital difficulties? This fact is from the Gottman Institute, a research facility that has been studying marriage since 1973. Furthermore, most marriages end within the first seven years (also called “the seven year itch”). This is a sad state of affairs. It means that so many couples live with unhappy marriages for far too long. Unhappiness in marriage will ultimately lead to divorce in the majority of cases. Not only this, but unhappy marriages can affect the lives of the individuals themselves, subjecting them … Continue reading →