Jun 19, 2011

How To Save Marriage By Taking Baby Steps

By Stella Jay


If you are looking for ways to save marriage, the first thing you need to do is to decide if you both still want to remain as partners. If you do, then the process will be much easier and smoother. All you need to do is to take baby steps in making the relationship work again and since you are both committed to the relationship, chances are you are facing problems in communication.

One of the reasons why our partner might be feeling a strain in the relationship is that we have been taking them for granted. This can happen because we are spending too much time helping others like our children, colleagues or friends. We sometimes feel that our spouses understand us and so we do not have to be too explicit in showing our love and concern for them but how wrong can we be!

Regardless of how much our spouse love and understand us, it is still important to constantly tell them that they are at the top of our list of priorities. Otherwise, they will not feel that they matter to us. It is therefore vital to solve the problem before it gets out of hand.

The first baby step you need to take towards saving your relationship is to arrange for a heart-to-heart talk. If there are kids in the picture, you could arrange for a babysitter to take over for the evening so that you can both focus on enjoying each other's company. If you worry that your meeting with your spouse might turn into a heated argument, you could arrange to meet at a public place.

If both of you have decided that you still want to remain as life partners, then both of you will have to agree to try your best at making the relationship work. It will help greatly if you could both reassure each other of your commitment to the relationship.

Nevertheless, your attempt at an open communications should not stop here. In fact, this should just be the start of a series of dates with each other. You should relive the period when you were both still dating each other. You should make an attempt to fulfill each other's needs. To have a better understanding of what each other wants, you could list them down and compare notes.

Besides talking about what you want from each other, both of you should also talk about what you find have worked well in your relationship. Focus on the positive things and find ways to resolve the problematic areas in your marriage. By doing things together, you will soon be able to rekindle the love you have for each other.

Nobody says that it is going to be easy to save marriage but with hard work and lots of patience, you will be able see that things will work out well at the end. Just give it enough time and be willing to put in the effort by starting with just baby steps. Ultimately, when you are both together like before, you will find that all the hard work is worthwhile.




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