subject: How to save relationship when wife wants to leave [print this page] First thing husbands need to develop is to learn to how to become a good listener. Many times you just ignore the words your wife has just spoke to you and when she questions about that, it would become impossible for you to reply. Such things make her offensive and she thinks that you are taking her for granted as you do not listen to her attentively. Wife's feel that you are avoiding them intentionally or they even start suspecting you. You need to repeat her words as she says this would enable you to memories her thinking which she delivers to you in the form of speaking.