Talking and being honest is the best way to communicate in a marriage.
Talking and listening communication promblems out is the best.
A marriage counselor or a family attorney can perhaps help in dealing with marriage problems.
Before getting a divorce, couples should attend marriage counseling to work on their problems.
Christians can get divorced too and do, but most Christians (I am one) although my husband is an Agnostic we work hard at our marriage. There is no mental/physical abuse and we still love each other after 35 years of marriage. COMMUNICATION is the key to a good, strong marriage and my husband and I take however long it takes to discuss our problems and come to an amicable agreement.
Maybe, but it is likely he either has problems committing fully to the marriage or adapting his lifestyle to marriage. Maybe you should talk to him about where he other marriages went wrong, but with work there is no reason this can't work out.
Yes, an 18 year old relationship is worth saving be it marriage or a long friendship. Both are commitments and when things get a little stale or there are problems strong people work things out by good communication skills or get marriage counseling. No one said a live-in or marriage would be easy and anything worth having is worth fighting for.
No, it is not. Nothing like that will repair a bad marriage. If the love is there between BOTH partners you can try a romantic getaway to reconnect but if the marriage is "bad" you need to realize what the underlying problems are and work on correcting them. Go to marriage counseling if you are open to that but I think that a strong love must be present between the two individuals and a willingness to work things out for progress to be made. All circumstances and people are different so it's difficult to say what will and will not work to help a bad marriage. You have to, if you don't already know, what the underlying problems are and work on correcting them. You can onlly do so much especially if the other person is not willing to correct the problems.
You can't make the marriage work without communication...two-way communication. If he/she is not willing to talk there is certain trouble. It's a sign of immaturity, apathy and unltimately very strong, yet silent, communication that the other person is not valued or cherished. Not talking speaks volume about how much he/she really loves you. And unfortunately, it's at level that says the marriage will not last or at the worst last in unhappiness.
Marriage counseling is usually a short-term therapy that may take only a few sessions to work out problems in the relationship.
If both parties want to work on the relationship, see a marriage councilor and try to work out your problems.
If you wanted to make your marriage work then it is possible your husband was unhappy in the marriage (perhaps you were too) and had poor communication skills. By seeing a marriage counselor they can teach the couple the tools of communicating without arguing so that they can talk over any problems that may come up in their marriage and also to get to know each other better by expressing how they feel when they are having a problem. When a man or woman have a first time affair they do so because they may feel there is something missing that they long for such as feelings of loneliness; poor sex life; not speaking to each other; arguing too often; one or both spouses are too busy to be around the other. Cheating is wrong and not the answer to resolve problems in a marriage. Marriage is not for sissies and it takes hard work to balance life between two different personalities and make that marriage strong.
Mutual respect and open communication are essential for a successful marriage. It is important for both partners to listen to each other, support one another, and work together to navigate the ups and downs of life as a team. Trust, compromise, and understanding are also key factors in a healthy and lasting marriage.