
Robert Linley asked: There comes a time in your married life when you must do something or else your marriage is going to end in divorce. You can read all the save my marriage books that you want to but until you recognize the problem you cannot solve the problem. How do you narrow down all the problems that have began to accumulate to find the one problem that caused all of this? There are several ways to break it down to find out what caused the spiral but you won’t be able to do this alone.
First you need to sit down and talk to each other. Grab a pen and piece of paper so you can write down everything you discuss. You are probably already experiencing tension between the two of you so you need to agree to keep down the arguing and disagreements so you can try to work this out. Both of you need a piece of paper and pencil so you can write down things. You want to write down what you are having a problem with the most and how you would like to change this. Remember that you are not going to like everything you hear but you both need to be honest in order to clear the air and reach an agreement.
After a long conversation and all the many problems you need to work through, you will need to take a break and think about your list. Meet back together the next night so you can find ways to work on getting along. This is much better than reading one of those save my marriage books. You need to actually talk in order to work things out.
The next night when you meet back you can go over the list and decide how you plan to solve your problems. Both of you will need to change to some extent. If you do not know where to begin, start with the basic changes. You know what you need to change; don’t yell as much, try smiling at each other, try sitting down watching a movie together, and more. Remember it will take considerable effort to get along because you have probably been fighting for quite some time.
Not getting along usually includes yelling at each other every chance you get. You may avoid being in the same room together, sitting together, and eating together. But it’s time to get back together but work on it slowly otherwise it will feel like you are smothering
You don’t need someone else to tell you how to get along or how to save my marriage but you do need to be reminded of how much you love each other now and how much you use to love each other.