Combatting the Tough Times
Until one has actually experienced some difficult times, it is a very difficult thing to imagine or empathise with. But if the marriage lasted the average life expectancy, that could potentially be a 50 to 60 year relationship. In that time, anything could happen and it is important to be prepared for that eventuation. Ask these questions of each other by using some examples such as illness, business failures or financial hardship:
• How would I react?
• Am I prepared to support those situations?
• How would my partner react? Do my perceptions of how he/she would react is what they believe they will do? Are our thoughts aligned?
• What are our expectations of each other?
Creating A Family
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Attend Marriage Counselling
Attend marriage counselling consistently over time, even if there is nothing fundamentally wrong with your relationship. Look at it as a “marriage health check”.
• It fosters an open forum and encourages partners to be able to talk about their relationship
• It could merely give you a peace of mind that all is well with one another
• It could grab a hold of any problems early before it festers itself into a seriously big issue
• It could help the marriage evolve as each partner changes over time and how to deal with new life objectives and/or challenges.
Divorce Is Not An Option
The gravity of this lifelong commitment has diminished over the decades. Divorce is no longer taboo, is easy to enforce and the perfect solution to eliminating unhappiness. We must learn to enter into a marriage understanding that divorce is not negotiable.
• Be prepared that marriage is very hard work and there will be times you wondered why you got into it in the first place
• Understand that yes, there will be times of unhappiness, loneliness and stress
• Know that you will argue and you will cry
• Know that you will be frustrated and you will want to give
Until one has actually experienced some difficult times, it is a very difficult thing to imagine or empathise with. But if the marriage lasted the average life expectancy, that could potentially be a 50 to 60 year relationship. In that time, anything could happen and it is important to be prepared for that eventuation. Ask these questions of each other by using some examples such as illness, business failures or financial hardship:
• How would I react?
• Am I prepared to support those situations?
• How would my partner react? Do my perceptions of how he/she would react is what they believe they will do? Are our thoughts aligned?
• What are our expectations of each other?
Creating A Family
Having children has been …show more content…
Attend Marriage Counselling
Attend marriage counselling consistently over time, even if there is nothing fundamentally wrong with your relationship. Look at it as a “marriage health check”.
• It fosters an open forum and encourages partners to be able to talk about their relationship
• It could merely give you a peace of mind that all is well with one another
• It could grab a hold of any problems early before it festers itself into a seriously big issue
• It could help the marriage evolve as each partner changes over time and how to deal with new life objectives and/or challenges.
Divorce Is Not An Option
The gravity of this lifelong commitment has diminished over the decades. Divorce is no longer taboo, is easy to enforce and the perfect solution to eliminating unhappiness. We must learn to enter into a marriage understanding that divorce is not negotiable.
• Be prepared that marriage is very hard work and there will be times you wondered why you got into it in the first place
• Understand that yes, there will be times of unhappiness, loneliness and stress
• Know that you will argue and you will cry
• Know that you will be frustrated and you will want to give