How Can I Prove To My Husband That Our Marriage Is Worth Saving?
Over the weekend, Ireceived an email from a wife who did not know what else to do
. Her marriage had been "falling apart" for quite some time and she and her husband had tried several things in an attempt to make the relationship better. The husband was now at a point where he was wanting out.According to him,he did not see any other thing that they could do and it had become clear to him that it was now time to cut their losses and move on.
Of course, this is not what the wife wanted to hear. She strongly felt that some how, some way, the marriage could be saved. Not only that, but, there was no doubt in her mind that their marriage was worth saving. After all, they were roughly the same people and they had a lot of very tangible things to be thankful for. In fact, most of the other things in their lives were going fine. It was just the marriage that was bringing every thing down.
The problem was, she could not get her husband to see this point. No matter what she said, the husband resisted giving it more time to see if the marriage could be saved. She wanted my advice as to how to change his mind. So, in the following article, I will share with you what I told her.
ConvincingA Husband That Your Marriage Is Worth Saving: Here is the catch 22 that so many of us do not see. Often, the more you try to "convince" and "talk him into" saving the marriage, the more resistant he's going to be. This is because you're trying to "get" or "make" him see things your way only implies that he's wrong or faulty for seeing thingshis own way. This is often a situation where you have to show rather than tell him.
In truth, you've likely been "telling him" for quite some time now with only minimal or disappointing results. So, it's time to stop talking so much and to take more action. And, here's another unfortunate truth. Your husband is likely at the point where he is not listening to you as much as he did in the past. This is because he's seen firsthand the promises and attempts not reallycome through. So, as a means to protect himself, he's started to tune you out somewhat.
This does not mean that what you are saying is not totally the truth and 100% accurate, but that fact does not matter as much as his perception of it. It's important that you understand this. It's equally important that you don't become so frustrated by the fact that he's not listening that you begin to turn toward desperate attempts to get his attention via what ever means necessary. Many people will begin to take desperate and negative measures at this point.
They will either take the nice and subservient route begging, and following and offering up promises that already have not worked. Or, they will take the harder, less friendly route they will offer ultimatums, threats, or try to debate him to change his mind. Here is what both of these tactics often do. They will make you look less than desirable. They will push him away from you rather than pulling toward you.
Hopefully, by now, I've convinced you that that the route you've been taking in the past deserves a break since it didn't work anyway. And, it makes sense to focus on creating a new, positive perception rather than the same old stale and negative one.
Changing Up What Has Not Been Working: I am going to suggest that you come at this from a new angle. This is often a way to get his attention in a positive way and a way to pause the same old course of things. I would also suggest that you don't necessary telegraph your plan. He likely already has in his head that he's going to reject or resist whatever suggestions that you come up with, so you may want to delay sharing this with him.
It's perfectly fine to be clear on the fact that you love him and want to save the marriage. But, I suggest taking a break from the desperate stance that you are likely taking. I suggest alluding to the fact that you're going to give all of this a break and focus on yourself and on creating a better vibe and give and take between the two of you. This isbecause the negative things that have been going on for so long are draining you and are not meshing with your goals. After all, your ultimate goal is that both of you are fulfilled, in a healthy place, and happy.
The way things have been going obviously runs counter to this. So, you're going to work on remaining positive, taking a break from those things that create conflict, and moving forward in a positive way. Sure, you may ultimately split up, but at least you'll do it on a positive note. (We both know that you don't want to split up, and the plan is not to, but the stance is for his benefit.)
Now, you have to absolutely follow through. If you don't, you've just set yourself back yet again and ensured that he's going to listen to you even less. What you want to do is to attempt to have light hearted encounters where you joke, laugh, and take all of the pressure off the both of you. If you do this well enough and for long enough, that pressure cooker that you've both been living in is going to start to release its grip.
You'll begin to see that you start to look forward to spending time together again. You already know what type of behavior and actions your husband best responds to. Now is the time to use that knowledge. Always keep it light and upbeat. Don't fight an uphill battle. Go with the flow. You are not looking to talk out or work out your problems right now. You will do that later when the relationship can with stand this.
Right now, you are only looking to regain your footing and the buy some time and some cooperation. You are much more likely to do this if he's not cringing every time he sees you coming or sees that you have called. Sometimes if you hang on too tightly,you end up chasing off whatyou really want. You're much better off loosening your grip and then discovering that he will come back quite willingly when you give him a pay off to do so.
There was a time that I thought my marriage was truly at it's end. We had seemingly tried everything from counseling to a trial separation. Thankfully, even though I had doubts, I decided to try one last thing, to give a little more, and to approach it from another angle (by focusing on my own time and efforts) and this eventually worked. You can reada
very personal story on my blog at
http://isavedmymarriage.com/.
How Can I Prove To My Husband That Our Marriage Is Worth Saving?
By: Leslie Cane
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