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How a Breakup Can Improve Your Life

Written by on January 16, 2013 in Breaking Up, Letting Go with 2 Comments
How a Breakup Can Improve Your Life

Maybe you can’t see it right now, but your breakup may be the best thing ever. These ways a breakup can improve your life are from women who have experienced the benefits of breaking up. “What if I told you that a relationship break up can turn out to be a very good thing for you?” [...]

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4 Reasons Marriage Counseling Leads to Divorce

Written by on January 8, 2013 in Reconnecting, Separation & Divorce with 0 Comments
4 Reasons Marriage Counseling Leads to Divorce

Should you get marriage counseling? First, consider these reasons counseling causes divorce. Then, think about these other options for couples in unhappy marriages. Couples Aren’t Always Honest in Therapy One reason marriage therapy seems to cause divorce is the fact that couples aren’t always honest with their partners or the counselor. Spouses may be ashamed, [...]

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When You’re Tired of Making All the Effort in Your Marriage

Written by on October 3, 2012 in Marriage, Reconnecting with 2 Comments
When You’re Tired of Making All the Effort in Your Marriage

Q: I make all the effort to work on our marriage, and my husband doesn’t do anything. I am tired. I want to be cared for. I feel so lonely and unhappy. When we married four years ago, I went against my parents and my husband went against his parents. Recently he stopped caring about [...]

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Should You Give Up on Your Relationship or Try to Make It Work?

Written by on August 2, 2012 in Breaking Up, Letting Go, Making Up with 20 Comments
Should You Give Up on Your Relationship or Try to Make It Work?

Here are a few signs it’s better to give up on your relationship instead of trying to make it work. These tips are inspired by a reader who asked for help deciding if she should stay or go. Here’s what Michelle (not her real name) says: “I found out that my boyfriend had been cheating [...]

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When You’re Not Happy Married, But Not Sure About Divorce

Written by on August 10, 2011 in Love, Solving Problems, Stages of Love with 5 Comments
When You’re Not Happy Married, But Not Sure About Divorce

What do you do when you’re not happily married, but don’t know if divorce is the answer? Here are a few things to consider when you’re confused about your marriage. Here’s what one reader says: “My husband and I have been married for almost six years, together for eight,” says Says A. on When You [...]

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How to Cope With the Pain of an Unexpected Divorce

Written by on August 9, 2011 in Breaking Up, Letting Go, Separation & Divorce with 0 Comments

These tips for getting over the pain of an unexpected divorce range from creating a ritual of closure to accepting that you did the best you could in your marriage. My favorite tip is to find ways to be kind, gentle, and good to yourself when your husband leaves without warning. This article is inspired [...]

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