Are you in a situation where you have to save your marriage alone?  If your spouse seems indifferent, as though he or she doesn’t really want to work for your marriage, then you may find yourself in this position.

I know from my own personal experience that this is a discouraging and lonely place to be in a relationship. You could start to feel like throwing in the towel too.  But what if you could do one thing to turn things around and save your marriage?

But before I tell you that here’s what you must not do!  These are the three mistakes that I made. Making these mistakes definitely won’t fix your marriage, so to try to avoid:

  1. Getting your partner to feel ashamed about their lack of interest in the marriage.  It will only kill any desire they might have to work on the marriage!
  2. Begging and pleading are a huge turn off! You just seem as needy and pathetic, and will that strike your partner as attractive or romantic?
  3. Saying “I love you” every five minutes gets irritating after an hour or two.

So what can you do to try to save your marriage alone? Focus on saying positive things about your spouse that can be supporting and helpful and just try to leave out the criticism for a while.

What this does for you: Your spouse starts to regard you as an uplifting part of their life instead of someone they believe is wearing them down.  If their position on the relationship shifts then they’re going to feel more of an investment in making things working out between the two of you.  This is just what happened in my relationship.

This is a deceptively simple strategy that can work like magic – but try to prevent yourself from complicating it!

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One Response to Save Your Marriage Alone Even When Your Spouse Doesn’t Care

  1. Princeton says:

    I am in this position. Wife cheated and all indications are that she has no interest in saving the marriage. Since March (upon discovering the affair), I have read multiple books, go online, seeing a profesional therapist, in EAP… you name it, I am trying it. The good news is, I have looked in the mirror and saw things I did that caused the affair. However, I do not accept 100% responsibility. After all, it was her decsion to get physical with another man. I am lonley, sad, discouraged etc. etc. At the end of the day, I think my wife beleives that I am the best guy for her and my family. I am, thru my education and therapy, actually a better man than I was when we fell in love. Yet, I think my wife is afraid to put in the work to save it. For those in my situation, as much as it sucks and boy does it suck, I view each day as an opportunity to save my marriage. I can only control what I can control. I am thankful I get to spend time with the woman I love and my kids. The outcome may be in doubt but becoming a better man is a good thing… never quit!. Words of encouragement welcome…

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