Warning Signs of a Troubled Marriage

By: Tim Lee
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:25:28
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Marriage is one union that used to be hard to desist and break. But times have changed. Married couples are now easily separable and breakable.

Statistics show that in the US alone, 87% of marriages fail. Needless to say, 99% of marriages are troubled.

Married couples would readily assert that troubles and problems are natural occurrences and are considered phenomenon in marriages.

All marriages are troubled in the sense that the union of two different individuals through marriage really calls for great and significant adjustments and copings.

But if the adjustments fail, then the trouble becomes bigger and leads to more disaster. Divorce and annulments are marriages' easy ways out nowadays.

Researches have found, that on the average, married Americans marry three to four times in a lifetime. Not counted still are a number of failed intimate relationships.

The figures and analysis about the deterioration of the married life is so alarming, that marriage counselors advice would-be-couples to first make sure it is their real choice to tie the knot.

Otherwise, they would just be an addition to the countless failed marriages that are piling up and accumulating at a constant and rapid pacing as time goes by.

Troubles

Troubles in marriages are inevitable. Yes, it is true that troubles, no matter how petty they can be, can start a small crack that eventually would blow out the whole marriage.

There are great and small troubles married people encounter everyday. But in the end, it is how the married couple pull out and get out of these troubling situations that make the relationship work and last.

Here are some of the top and common warning signs that define a trouble marriage. Take note, they might already be present and occurring at your own marriage.

1. The communication is cut off. There are petty fights that sometimes blow out of proportion and lead to a temporary cut of communication between the couple. In the end, this lack of communication make up for greater and more blown-out problems.

2. The fights become more and more pervasive and the frequency starts to rise. If a couple has one little petty fight within a week, that is normal. Three times a wee would be troublesome. Everyday would be problematic, and every hour would surely end in disaster.

3. Third and other parties are involved. The marriage is between two people. If there are other people going into the circle of two, then it is a real sign of trouble. Two is a company, three is already a crowd. If it becomes four, or more, talk to your attorney.

4. Seek marriage counseling advice as often as you can. There are practical and simple solutions to problems that you sometimes could oversee. Simple advices could help you bring back to your senses and touch base with the reality.

5. The fights are becoming more prevalent. Arguments become inevitable. Sometimes, a simple argument extend to other areas and issues, and eventually, the proportion becomes truly and significantly blown out that it is impossible to control the situation anymore.

Troubled marriages are the beginning of failed ones. If the troubles become more and more pervasive and are not addressed properly and appropriately in the immediate term, the trouble would lead to something bigger, and that is when failure comes.

Failed marriages are irreversible, so do not long to have one.

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