Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Keys To Saving Your Marriage

By Steve Carter

We all recognise that when two people take their vows of marriage and commit to one another, they do it hoping it is forever. However, sometimes, things change causing things to undermine that intention. If you are trying to work on saving your marriage due to some type of dishonesty or infidelity, your initial focus should be on rebuilding the trust in your marriage. This is vital to finding your way back to initial stength in the relationship that was the glue that will held your marriage together.

Trust is clearly the foundation of a marriage. Without it, the marriage will have a difficult time surviving. It is important to remember in times of marital strife what it is that you love so much about your partner. Reminiscing about the endearing qualities of your partner, and the good times you have had together, can help motivate you to work towards rebuilding your marriage.

It's important to recognise, before anything that both parties are committed on saving the relationship and marriage. Without complete commitment from both parties, sadly any chance of reconciliation is likely doomed. You both have to want it before you can both start to work towards keeping it.

Saving your marriage will take time and effort. How much time and effort depends on your specific situation. Below are some tips that can help you in your journey.

Tip #1: Commit to the idea that you will either forgive your spouse, or you will forgive yourself for what has happened to break down the marriage. Neither of you will likely forget what the other person has done, but it is important that you forgive so that you can move on from the past and start rebuilding trust.

Tip #2: Be open and honest about your feelings with one another. Seeking counselling for the benefit of mediation would most likely be the best solution. This way you can both more easily keep an eye on your emotional control as you endeavour to work through the rough spots.

Tip #3: Be responsible for your actions. During the process of saving your marriage, if you say or do something hurtful or inconsiderate, then make sure you own up to it, and make amends. Otherwise, you are only creating more issues that can undermine the marriage.

The process of working to save your marriage is not going to be straightforward or easy. However, if it is worth it to you both, then you and your partner will commit to working towards getting to a better place, where trust and respect are renewed.

About the Author:

No comments:

Post a Comment