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How to Stop Divorce of Your Second Marriage
It doesn't matter if it's your first marriage, second marriage, third or 15th, if you don't know how to be married, none of them will work. I can assure you that 99% of all people who filed for divorce said it was their spouse's fault, they were innocent. Interestingly, their spouse said exactly the same thing. This reminds me of the story of the king who wanted to find a way to prevent crime. He went to his... (posted by Paul 3 years 85 days ago.)
It doesn't matter if it's your first marriage, second marriage, third or 15th, if you don't know how to be married, none of them will work. I can assure you that 99% of all people who filed for divorce said it was their spouse's fault, they were innocent. Interestingly, their spouse said exactly the same thing. This reminds me of the story of the king who wanted to find a way to prevent crime. He went to his... (posted by Paul 3 years 85 days ago.)
10 Ways you can Save your Marriage and be a Happy Married Couple
If you are not a happy married couple, it isn't because you haven't tried and it isn't because you are not good people. Even if the first order of business is to save your marriage because of ongoing stress and painful interactions don't imagine for even one minute that you have to live like you do now. To save your marriage you don't have to work as hard as you think or sacrifice anything.... (posted by Paul 3 years 85 days ago.)
If you are not a happy married couple, it isn't because you haven't tried and it isn't because you are not good people. Even if the first order of business is to save your marriage because of ongoing stress and painful interactions don't imagine for even one minute that you have to live like you do now. To save your marriage you don't have to work as hard as you think or sacrifice anything.... (posted by Paul 3 years 85 days ago.)
Good Marriage Advice Can Prevent Good Divorce Questions
My daughter and I were walking on the beach today (sorry to you folks living in the Snow Belt) when we saw an elderly couple walking towards us hand in hand. I almost told my daughter that they must have read my Lessons For A Happy Marriage but it would not have been true. There are people who "get it" and live their lives in marital bliss; just not many from our part of the world. The couple coming... (posted by Paul 3 years 97 days ago.)
My daughter and I were walking on the beach today (sorry to you folks living in the Snow Belt) when we saw an elderly couple walking towards us hand in hand. I almost told my daughter that they must have read my Lessons For A Happy Marriage but it would not have been true. There are people who "get it" and live their lives in marital bliss; just not many from our part of the world. The couple coming... (posted by Paul 3 years 97 days ago.)
When Troubled Marriage Leads to Divorce Questions
When you got married you didn't expect to have a troubled marriage. Like virtually everybody else, you ignored the statistics and even discounted your friends and family members who had gone through divorce. You got married with expectations of a lifetime of harmony. The idea of asking divorce questions only comes about when everything on the horizon looks bleak. At some point in a troubled marriage a... (posted by Paul 3 years 97 days ago.)
When you got married you didn't expect to have a troubled marriage. Like virtually everybody else, you ignored the statistics and even discounted your friends and family members who had gone through divorce. You got married with expectations of a lifetime of harmony. The idea of asking divorce questions only comes about when everything on the horizon looks bleak. At some point in a troubled marriage a... (posted by Paul 3 years 97 days ago.)
Getting out of a Bad Marriage and Answering Divorce Questions
I don't think 'getting emotionally tortured' was one of the things you looked forward to when you decided to marry your soul mate. And I'm pretty sure you didn't consider the possibility of living in a bad marriage or searching the internet for divorce questions when you said your vows. I'm also sure you thought that divorce statistics point out problems with society, not those shared by the... (posted by Paul 3 years 97 days ago.)
I don't think 'getting emotionally tortured' was one of the things you looked forward to when you decided to marry your soul mate. And I'm pretty sure you didn't consider the possibility of living in a bad marriage or searching the internet for divorce questions when you said your vows. I'm also sure you thought that divorce statistics point out problems with society, not those shared by the... (posted by Paul 3 years 97 days ago.)
Marriage Counseling can Hurt a Good Marriage
There are some people in the world who are never satisfied; they want to find every little flaw and defect wherever they are. Frankly, those are the people I want to have building spaceships and bridges; don't you? But those good folks need to understand there is a time and a place for everything. The perfectionist type can drive all but the very patient crazy; especially those... (posted by Paul 3 years 100 days ago.)
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There are some people in the world who are never satisfied; they want to find every little flaw and defect wherever they are. Frankly, those are the people I want to have building spaceships and bridges; don't you? But those good folks need to understand there is a time and a place for everything. The perfectionist type can drive all but the very patient crazy; especially those... (posted by Paul 3 years 100 days ago.)
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