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Six(6) Secrets To Avoid Filing Divorce

Article Summary by: suwadelex    

Original Author: suwadelex

Six (6) Secrets to Avoiding Filing Divorce
Today, different approaches are adopts by different class of people
to kick-start marital life. Experiment ranges from trial, to cohabitation, to contract marriage. All in an attempt to discover matching partners. These have become the norms today. Even highly religious people are not left out.
However, the reality in today’s world is abandonment, separation, or outright divorce. In many lands, single parent families are astronomic. Has the various approaches achieved the intended purposes? What went wrong? What can be done to stem the tide of divorce and strengthened marriage bond today?
Love
The first and foremost feature of a successful marriage is love. Really, all through life one of our greatest needs is to be loved. Such love affirms that we have value. Love is a perfect bond of union and has ability to over look errors. Therefore, for marriage to succeed in today’s world, husband and wife must cultivate and display unselfish love towards each other. The love in this respect is not the one that naturally exists between close relatives. It is a love you show consistently even if the recipient does not seems to merit it. It is based on sound principles, and not on emotion or spurs-of-the-moment. Marriage mate must learn how to put the interest of the other person ahead their own.
Communication
Open communication is essential if marriage is to succeed. Marriage mate must communicate freely with each other. Wives has the responsibly of informing their husbands about their activities. As a wife let your spouse know about your worries at all time. Husbands should not allow tight work schedule to take the place of communication with their wives. Set time aside regularly to have purposeful communication. Look for additional opportunities to endear yourself to your spouse. This will make you to always look forward to seeing each other. Resist the temptation to divulge confidential information to a third party. Always be your wife’s first line of defense.
Build Trust
Mutual trust is one of the ingredients of a successful marriage. Trust must be build gradually even in things that are seemingly unimportant. Now, husband do you shun your wife when she ask why you came back late. Wives should not tell their husband they don’t have a penny when in actual fact they have some money with them. Telling the truth at all times build trust and confidence. This will also give your spouse the courage to speak in your defense, even when an extra marital affair is reported on you.
Be Realistic
Unfulfilled expectation can cause serious tension in an household. Been realistic in matters relating to personal financing will help you to leave within your means. Be moderate in what you expect of your spouse. Take note that your spouse is not a perfect person. Thus he is bound to make mistake from time to time. Envisaging this will help you to cope when problems does arise.
Avoid Harmful lifestyle.
Dangerous lifestyle includes smoking, Drug Abuse, Abuse of Alcoholic beverages and promiscuity. A good number of families spends substantial amount of money settling expenses arising from promiscuous lifestyle. What type of entertainment do you enjoy? Is it the ones that glorifies wife battering, or the one that show contempt for women? Who are your associates? Are they the group of women that X-ray their husband before neighbor? This bad trait permeates today’s world but must be avoided in a marriage that is to last a lifetime.
Express Appreciations
A thankless spirit permeates the world we leave in today. When your wife gives you delicious meal do you express thanks? The husband is expected to provide for his household, still thanks need to be expressed. Appreciations must be expressed, not assume. This little thoughtfulness will amount to a very big help in the family. It is a common saying that “a person who fail to show appreciation for a kind gesture is like an armed robber”. Thanks honey, I am grateful darling, and you are the heart that cares. These are an expression that endears you to your spouse. Children also have a role to play. So, teach them sound morals and obedience to constituted authority.
Granted, divorce may still come up even if all the above to the letter. Still, these suggestions work a great deal and can prevent the unwanted chapter from opening.
Published: October 29, 2007
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