How does one identify a failing marriage?
When chronic unhappiness has set in and there seems to be no relief in sight, when understanding among the couple seems a distant dream, when bitterness has pervaded the relationship – these are sure signs that the marriage is beyond redemption.
What are the indications that show a marriage is heading to splitsville? "Divorce seems the only solution when criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling – become the standard practices in fights between spouses." ~ Gottman ~
What should be just a general complaint about specific behaviour, degenerates into a criticism of each other' personalities. Soon, contempt becomes a regular feature of the fights and this only invites defensiveness in each.
An interesting fact is that men tend to be more emotionally reactive than women during a marital fight. The ...http://www.sitagita.com/view.asp?id=9160
When chronic unhappiness has set in and there seems to be no relief in sight, when understanding among the couple seems a distant dream, when bitterness has pervaded the relationship – these are sure signs that the marriage is beyond redemption.
What are the indications that show a marriage is heading to splitsville? "Divorce seems the only solution when criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling – become the standard practices in fights between spouses." ~ Gottman ~
What should be just a general complaint about specific behaviour, degenerates into a criticism of each other' personalities. Soon, contempt becomes a regular feature of the fights and this only invites defensiveness in each.
An interesting fact is that men tend to be more emotionally reactive than women during a marital fight. The ...http://www.sitagita.com/view.asp?id=9160