Given that the only two people who really know the truth of a marriage are the ones living it, more couples than you suspect have probably gotten to the point where they were almost ready to call it quits. It can be tough to talk about the hurts and the hard times in your marriage. Here, nine brave women — who asked to remain anonymous — were willing to share what drove their marriage to the brink and how they are working to bring it back. Image © coloroftime/iStock “We finally got a couple of sessions of couples counseling through my work’s wellness program, and it really helped. We aren’t perfect, but we are better.” “He refused to talk to his doctor about it, because he was feeling so much better with the depression stuff, but I was starting to feel like we were just roommates. One night, I told him that if he didn’t want to have sex with me, I was going to find someone who did. Not my finest hour, but it got him to go see the doctor, and now, we at least have a plan to try to wean him off one med and onto another with less side effects.” “All of these demands have lead to an emotional separation, and we are used to being alone. It is now awkward trying to figure out how to reconnect. I started seeing a counselor, and we will go together as well. I’m hoping they give us the tools to figure this out.” “I’m not sure what the final outcome will be. He’s started therapy, and I am hopeful I can forgive him. I’m just not sure how I’ll ever trust him again.” More from The Stir: 10 Signs You’re Having an Emotional Affair “Honestly, love and hope keep us together. I’m hanging on by a thread, but I’m hanging on.” “But the thing is that he is my best friend. And I want to always have him in my life, so we just decided to give it another month. And that month turned into six months and that turned into a year and five years later, here we are! We’re still hanging on. It isn’t always great, but it’s better.” “Then, we went to a marriage retreat our church was sponsoring and learned a lot about how to make more time for each other and how to bring back some of the passion that was missing. Today we met at lunch for a quickie! I’d say that helps bring a marriage back! More from The Stir: Bondage 101: How to Bring ‘Fifty Shades’ into Your Bedroom “There’s no happy ending here in terms of the kids thing. I still wish we had a baby, and we don’t (though we are hoping to adopt), but we’ve put in a lot of work with a therapist who specializes in infertile couples, and she’s helped us to see that our marriage isn’t a failure just because we couldn’t make a baby.” “What helped us was going through a debt reduction program at our church. Money is about so much more than money, you know? Like it is about goals and what we want out of life and what we value. Getting on a program to get out of debt forced us to talk about all that big-picture stuff we hadn’t ever talked about before.”
title: “How 9 Almost Divorced Couples Are Putting The Brakes On A Split” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-02” author: “Robert Ronson”
Given that the only two people who really know the truth of a marriage are the ones living it, more couples than you suspect have probably gotten to the point where they were almost ready to call it quits. It can be tough to talk about the hurts and the hard times in your marriage. Here, nine brave women — who asked to remain anonymous — were willing to share what drove their marriage to the brink and how they are working to bring it back. Image © coloroftime/iStock “We finally got a couple of sessions of couples counseling through my work’s wellness program, and it really helped. We aren’t perfect, but we are better.” “He refused to talk to his doctor about it, because he was feeling so much better with the depression stuff, but I was starting to feel like we were just roommates. One night, I told him that if he didn’t want to have sex with me, I was going to find someone who did. Not my finest hour, but it got him to go see the doctor, and now, we at least have a plan to try to wean him off one med and onto another with less side effects.” “All of these demands have lead to an emotional separation, and we are used to being alone. It is now awkward trying to figure out how to reconnect. I started seeing a counselor, and we will go together as well. I’m hoping they give us the tools to figure this out.” “I’m not sure what the final outcome will be. He’s started therapy, and I am hopeful I can forgive him. I’m just not sure how I’ll ever trust him again.” More from The Stir: 10 Signs You’re Having an Emotional Affair “Honestly, love and hope keep us together. I’m hanging on by a thread, but I’m hanging on.” “But the thing is that he is my best friend. And I want to always have him in my life, so we just decided to give it another month. And that month turned into six months and that turned into a year and five years later, here we are! We’re still hanging on. It isn’t always great, but it’s better.” “Then, we went to a marriage retreat our church was sponsoring and learned a lot about how to make more time for each other and how to bring back some of the passion that was missing. Today we met at lunch for a quickie! I’d say that helps bring a marriage back! More from The Stir: Bondage 101: How to Bring ‘Fifty Shades’ into Your Bedroom “There’s no happy ending here in terms of the kids thing. I still wish we had a baby, and we don’t (though we are hoping to adopt), but we’ve put in a lot of work with a therapist who specializes in infertile couples, and she’s helped us to see that our marriage isn’t a failure just because we couldn’t make a baby.” “What helped us was going through a debt reduction program at our church. Money is about so much more than money, you know? Like it is about goals and what we want out of life and what we value. Getting on a program to get out of debt forced us to talk about all that big-picture stuff we hadn’t ever talked about before.”
title: “How 9 Almost Divorced Couples Are Putting The Brakes On A Split” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Jose Harding”
Given that the only two people who really know the truth of a marriage are the ones living it, more couples than you suspect have probably gotten to the point where they were almost ready to call it quits. It can be tough to talk about the hurts and the hard times in your marriage. Here, nine brave women — who asked to remain anonymous — were willing to share what drove their marriage to the brink and how they are working to bring it back. Image © coloroftime/iStock “We finally got a couple of sessions of couples counseling through my work’s wellness program, and it really helped. We aren’t perfect, but we are better.” “He refused to talk to his doctor about it, because he was feeling so much better with the depression stuff, but I was starting to feel like we were just roommates. One night, I told him that if he didn’t want to have sex with me, I was going to find someone who did. Not my finest hour, but it got him to go see the doctor, and now, we at least have a plan to try to wean him off one med and onto another with less side effects.” “All of these demands have lead to an emotional separation, and we are used to being alone. It is now awkward trying to figure out how to reconnect. I started seeing a counselor, and we will go together as well. I’m hoping they give us the tools to figure this out.” “I’m not sure what the final outcome will be. He’s started therapy, and I am hopeful I can forgive him. I’m just not sure how I’ll ever trust him again.” More from The Stir: 10 Signs You’re Having an Emotional Affair “Honestly, love and hope keep us together. I’m hanging on by a thread, but I’m hanging on.” “But the thing is that he is my best friend. And I want to always have him in my life, so we just decided to give it another month. And that month turned into six months and that turned into a year and five years later, here we are! We’re still hanging on. It isn’t always great, but it’s better.” “Then, we went to a marriage retreat our church was sponsoring and learned a lot about how to make more time for each other and how to bring back some of the passion that was missing. Today we met at lunch for a quickie! I’d say that helps bring a marriage back! More from The Stir: Bondage 101: How to Bring ‘Fifty Shades’ into Your Bedroom “There’s no happy ending here in terms of the kids thing. I still wish we had a baby, and we don’t (though we are hoping to adopt), but we’ve put in a lot of work with a therapist who specializes in infertile couples, and she’s helped us to see that our marriage isn’t a failure just because we couldn’t make a baby.” “What helped us was going through a debt reduction program at our church. Money is about so much more than money, you know? Like it is about goals and what we want out of life and what we value. Getting on a program to get out of debt forced us to talk about all that big-picture stuff we hadn’t ever talked about before.”
title: “How 9 Almost Divorced Couples Are Putting The Brakes On A Split” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-16” author: “Melissa Johnson”
Given that the only two people who really know the truth of a marriage are the ones living it, more couples than you suspect have probably gotten to the point where they were almost ready to call it quits. It can be tough to talk about the hurts and the hard times in your marriage. Here, nine brave women — who asked to remain anonymous — were willing to share what drove their marriage to the brink and how they are working to bring it back. Image © coloroftime/iStock “We finally got a couple of sessions of couples counseling through my work’s wellness program, and it really helped. We aren’t perfect, but we are better.” “He refused to talk to his doctor about it, because he was feeling so much better with the depression stuff, but I was starting to feel like we were just roommates. One night, I told him that if he didn’t want to have sex with me, I was going to find someone who did. Not my finest hour, but it got him to go see the doctor, and now, we at least have a plan to try to wean him off one med and onto another with less side effects.” “All of these demands have lead to an emotional separation, and we are used to being alone. It is now awkward trying to figure out how to reconnect. I started seeing a counselor, and we will go together as well. I’m hoping they give us the tools to figure this out.” “I’m not sure what the final outcome will be. He’s started therapy, and I am hopeful I can forgive him. I’m just not sure how I’ll ever trust him again.” More from The Stir: 10 Signs You’re Having an Emotional Affair “Honestly, love and hope keep us together. I’m hanging on by a thread, but I’m hanging on.” “But the thing is that he is my best friend. And I want to always have him in my life, so we just decided to give it another month. And that month turned into six months and that turned into a year and five years later, here we are! We’re still hanging on. It isn’t always great, but it’s better.” “Then, we went to a marriage retreat our church was sponsoring and learned a lot about how to make more time for each other and how to bring back some of the passion that was missing. Today we met at lunch for a quickie! I’d say that helps bring a marriage back! More from The Stir: Bondage 101: How to Bring ‘Fifty Shades’ into Your Bedroom “There’s no happy ending here in terms of the kids thing. I still wish we had a baby, and we don’t (though we are hoping to adopt), but we’ve put in a lot of work with a therapist who specializes in infertile couples, and she’s helped us to see that our marriage isn’t a failure just because we couldn’t make a baby.” “What helped us was going through a debt reduction program at our church. Money is about so much more than money, you know? Like it is about goals and what we want out of life and what we value. Getting on a program to get out of debt forced us to talk about all that big-picture stuff we hadn’t ever talked about before.”
