Your Spouse’s Real Reasons for Wanting a Divorce
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Your Spouse’s Real Reasons for Wanting a Divorce

Although most spouses say they want a divorce because of problems in the marriage, rarely is that the actual reason. Understanding the real reason your spouse wants a divorce will help you know how to work on reconciling. People are often shocked when their spouse wants a divorce. Yet, when I ask them how their relationship…

Divorce Warning Sign: Petty Arguments and How to Rebuild
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Divorce Warning Sign: Petty Arguments and How to Rebuild

Sometimes arguing is an attempt to address a legitimate issue, sometimes it signals a desire for more closeness, and sometimes it is a signal of an impending affair or divorce. If your spouse is picking arguments, you will need to be able to discern and respond correctly. At the beginning of marriage, arguments are common….

3 Steps to Win Your Husband Back from Another Woman
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3 Steps to Win Your Husband Back from Another Woman

There are three steps to win your husband back from another woman: 1) Get his attention, 2) help him to enjoy you again, and 3) prevent him from having his cake and eating it, too. You can be one of the success stories that happen every day. Being replaced in your husband’s life by another…

When is My Marriage Over? And When is it Not?
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When is My Marriage Over? And When is it Not?

Many people give up too soon on their marriages, believing them to be over when they are not. There are only 2 situations that signal your marriage is over. Most of the people I help to reconcile have spouses who at first said, “It’s over.” What this really means is, RIGHT NOW she doesn’t want to…

Why Patience is Not a Virtue when it Comes to Saving Your Marriage
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Why Patience is Not a Virtue when it Comes to Saving Your Marriage

What do “patience,” and “kissing frogs,” have in common? They are both equally ineffective ways to turn your partner into Prince or Princess Charming. If you are single, you are far better off finding someone less frog like.  If you are married, it is time to stop using patience as a method to get your spouse to…

How to Prevent Marriage Failure Even When there are a Lot of Problems
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How to Prevent Marriage Failure Even When there are a Lot of Problems

Marriage doesn’t protect you. You must protect your marriage. I have worked with thousands of men, women, and couples over the last 20+ years.  In this article, I want to share with you what I have observed to be the most common causes for marriage and relationship breakdowns.  Although the divorce rate and rate of…

When Your Spouse Won’t Go to Marriage Counseling
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When Your Spouse Won’t Go to Marriage Counseling

Getting a reluctant spouse to go to marriage counseling is usually counterproductive. There is a much better approach that you can use until he or she is ready.   People who want to go to marriage counseling often feel stuck if their spouse refuses to go.  This does not spell doom for your marriage and…