How to Save a Marriage or Relationship From Catastrophe...

A typical housewife's day starts and ends with the same thing:  household chores .  A fulltime housewife wakes up early to prepare breakfast and then she makes sure everybody eats well.  When the hubby and the children are off to work and to school, she cleans the house and does the laundry. A housewife's day is either spent tending her garden or buying groceries.  Then she hurries home and prepares dinner for the family.  Dinner is the time for conversation with the family.  After washing the dishes, the housewife tucks everybody in bed and then she can do things that she enjoys - like reading or needle work.  The next day is spent following the same routine. A working mother, on the other hand, is not less of a housewife just because she spends the day in the office.  A working mom just needs to plan her day ahead so she can work and at the same time perform all the household chores. A housewife, fulltime or working, can only do so muc...

In marriage, it is the woman who is most likely to complain that the romance is gone or missing from the relationship. After several years of being together, you might have become so used to each other that you both tend to forget to spice up the relationship with romance. The secret to a healthy and a happy marriage is to re-vitalize it by constantly thinking of ways to renew your vows and make each other feel how important you are to your partner.   Here are some tips on how you can re-introduce romance into your married life to liven things up: 1. Reminisce about the good times that you had together. Life is too short to spend time dwelling on the bad things. Instead, turn it around and make the best out of the good times that you had together. Re-visit a romantic vacation spot where you celebrated your anniversary. For the husbands, “court” your wife again. Schedule regular dates and spend some time away from work, your house and your children. Having some ‘alone’ time ...

“Never go to bed angry” is a cliché that we always hear. This has proven to be very sound advice, and is a motto that many couples live by. Marriage is the ultimate consummation for two people who are in love. Your wedding is not the “happy ending” to your love story, instead,  it is just the  beginning of your life together. For a married couple who is just starting out, petty fights and arguments can not be avoided.  The first few years of your marriage will be the test if to determine if you can actually “live” with each other’s bad or annoying habits.  The strength of your love for each other will serve as the “building block” of the rest of your years together. During petty fights, it is good to remember that having an argument is natural. You and your spouse are two different people and you can expect your individual personalities to clash. Here are some ways you and your spouse, as a married couple, can strengthen your bond and improve your marriage: 1. Figh...

Married couples seem to go into a lull at some point in their shared lives. There will always come a time when someone works too hard while the other stays at home with their children. It is not really that bad, it is just the way things will be at one point. Someone has to work to sustain the whole family while the other one has to stay home to supervise the children. This is the lull, where everything, from morning to night, Monday until Sunday, seems to repeat itself. You go to work in the morning, you come home from work in the afternoon, you cook for your children, and you discipline your children. The routine is the same every day.  A person has the tendency to get bored and will sometimes feel that the marriage is a total failure. This is when the couple should realize that they have to explore other areas of interests to prevent this lull from happening. This does not really have to mean that you should love and/or hate what your partner does... You just have to show genu...

To achieve success in any endeavor, the parties involved must be open to the idea that each has to put in some time and effort to make things work. Such an endeavor includes a long, as well as a satisfying married life. Often, people tend to overlook the fact that marriage is a constant process of sharing and learning.  It is a given that love is in the picture, but then it does not just end there.  It is a continuous process of striving to be a good spouse, and being a perfect  partner is not an impossibility. Good News or Bad News A USA Today article posted on July 18, 2005 claims that there has been a significant decline in the divorce rate all over the United States.  The U.S. divorce rate is currently at 17.7% per 1,000 married women.  A very considerable decrease compared to the 1980 U.S. divorce rate, which is at 22.6%.  However, there has also been a significant decline in the U.S. marriage rate. From the 76.5% per 1,000 unmarried women in the yea...

Statistics clearly show that half of American marriages often end up in divorce. According to relationship researchers, almost all couples, happy or not, have comparable number of incompatible differences. Sixty-nine percent of these disagreements are left unresolved. Often, the selfish behavior of one partner separates them from their spouse. Each divorce is usually the outcome of one’s selfishness in the marriage.  One thinks of only satisfying himself; the conveniences, comforts, luxuries and freedom. Marriage is surrendering totally oneself to another person. The wife submits herself to the husband as the husband, surrenders to his wife; marriage entails a complete surrender, meaning to sacrifice. Together with considerations comes adaptation and adjustments. If it is already obvious that adjustment have to be made, a spouse must be eager and ready to accomplish anything that is needed. There will be times in a marriage that spouses should sacrifice something he/she feels i...

Based on statistics, successful marriages are becoming very rare. In fact, one in every three marriages usually ends up in divorce. Married couples and experts do agree that the magical yet simple element in all relationships is the constant demonstration of one’s affection. Researches show that what produces pleasure and contentment in one’s marriage was frequently demonstrating affection.  Happy married couples have reciprocal respect for each other. Respect is shown in the way they regard each other in actions and in words; withholding humiliating words even in an argument. In marriage, couples give their relationship utmost importance. They enjoy each other’s company and spend quality time together, like dating regularly. This indicates prioritizing their relationship that plants a foundation for their future at such time as when children have to leave home. Each spouse must learn not to give importance to minor faults and flaws; determine the really important issues and th...