Thursday, July 26, 2012

Is your marriage headed for divorce (Research)

This week I spent over two hours surfing different internet sites and links to other sites that give warning signs about when your marriage is in trouble.  The last site that I visited was an advice site for how to have the perfect marriage.  The list of visited sites are (I went to other related links from these sites):
http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/signsyourmarriageisover/Signs_Your_Marriage_is_Over.htm
http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/signsyourmarriageisover/tp/signsofdivorce.htm
http://divorcesupport.about.com/u/ua/signsyourmarriageisover/why_you_divorced.htm
http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/isdivorcethesolution/f/divorc_time.htm
http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/isdivorcethesolution/f/sexlessmarriage.htm
http://marriage.about.com/od/advice/a/marriagemagicformula.htm
After visiting several sites and reading the posts from people that are hurting over the outcome of their marriage I discovered that a lot of marriages have the same reasons or warning signs of deciding that it is over or nearing the end.  The most common tell tale signs were:  you often dream about leaving or life without your spouse, no sex or very little sex, no communication or an over abundance of arguing, the bad outweighs the good, you walk on eggshells or keep things to yourself, you always have your defenses up, no intimacy (even sleeping in different beds) or you feel like you are the only one concerned with solving the problems or even acknowledging that there is a problem.  It is truely up to the two parties involved to decide when enough is enough, but it was nice getting advice from others and reading ow they handled things just to give an idea of how to handle such a situation. 
I also looked at the positive which reveiled ways to fix or spark up your marriage if it is still salvageable.  The common ways to make a positive approach are: 
  • Cuddle with your spouse three times a day.
  • Kiss your spouse four times a day. A peck on the cheek counts.
  • Say 'I love you' to your spouse at least once a day.
  • Share two hobbies that you both are passionate about.
  • The two of you should have two romantic meals alone together a month.
  • Call, text message, or email your spouse three times a day.
  • Twice a month you should have some time alone away from each other.
  • At least once a year, the two of you need to have one weekend alone together.
  • Three nights a week snuggle together to watch TV or a film.
  • Try to celebrate one holiday away together each year.
  • I learned a lot from my reading experience this week.

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