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3 Keys To Transform Your Marriage
by Amy Waterman
Recognizing you have a marriage problem is the first step along
the road to transforming your marriage, and for most couples
simply acknowledging there is a problem shatters the marriage
myth. According to love stories, movies, and fairytales we are
supposed to live 'happily ever after'. But what happens when
Snow White develops a drinking problem? What happens when
Robin Hood's long working hours start affecting his marriage to
Maid Marian? What happens when Cinderella says she has 'fallen
out of love'?
We are taught in school how to do sums, how to read and
recognize Shakespeare, and how to conduct scientific
experiments, but what do we really know about the greatest social
experiment of all, namely our ability to keep the love alive in our
marriage?
The fact is we know surprisingly little, and from the moment we
say "I do," we are literally flying by the seat of our pants. We don't
get a manual or a textbook telling us how to get it right, so our
marriage becomes an evolving set of experiments, learning and
discovering more and more about ourselves and each other, and
figuring out what works and what doesn't. Some say if we don't
make mistakes we don't really learn, but what do those mistakes
cost us, and is the cost too high for some couples?
That's why I have 3 ways to instantly transform your marriage.
These are 3 things that you know will work and will help you get
your marriage back on track. Let's call this your error-free way to
redeem yourself and your marriage in the eyes of your partner and
show them that you are committed to making positive changes in
your marriage.
The first key to transforming your marriage is to stop looking at
your issues on a case-by-case basis. Couples that try to solve
arguments by going into the small details of every argument are
never really going to deal with the big stuff. I'm talking about the
issues that REALLY matter in your marriage, and the issues that
keep coming up in every disagreement.
Spend too much time at work? Partner feeling unappreciated?
Don't make love as much as you used to? Either of you feeling
unfulfilled by your lifestyle or the relationship? Is the
communication poor in your relationship? Does your need to
always be right override the feelings of your partner? Spend less
time worrying about the details and more time examining the
issues and themes behind your arguments.
* The issue is your job. The theme behind this may be balance
between work and home life.
* The issue is you not doing enough chores. The theme behind
may be that you are being invited into making a greater
contribution into coupledom.
* The issue is your partner being grumpy with you all the time. The
theme is your partner needing to feel validated in the relationship
If you have a greater understanding of what the key themes are
behind your marriage issues you are better able to develop
effective solutions that will really make a difference.
The second key to transforming your relationship is to examine
your beliefs about marriage. It's okay to not have the fairytale
marriage. Even the best couples don't always get it right. But what
makes the imperfections good or bad is how you choose as a
couple to deal with it. When you disagree about something, do
you sit down and talk about it, or is your first instinct to deny that
there is a problem and hope that it will all go away?
You need to understand that it is okay to be imperfect. In fact,
admitting this to yourself and your partner can be one of the most
liberating actions you take in transforming your marriage.
Admitting your imperfections exposes a vulnerability that can
bring you closer together as you find ways to get some meaning
out of your issues. Acknowledging that you do make mistakes can
open the door to acknowledging that there is a better way to do
things, and one of the lessons we are called into as a couple is
finding that solution together. Make a list of things that you have
learnt since you got married, and a list of areas that you as a
couple can both improve on. Then try sharing that list with your
partner and ask them to contribute their thoughts.
The third key to transforming your relationship is in recognizing
the differences between men and women, and acknowledging the
importance of both roles in the relationship. Just because your
partner views something different to you doesn't make them
wrong, and the same goes for you. There are often several
interpretations of the truth, and the key to marriage success is in
recognizing that women and men have key fundamental
differences in the way they view things. For men, their view may
be a much more task-oriented approach to fixing an issue, where
a woman may focus more on the emotional process as you both
navigate your way through marriage issues. While both
approaches are different, with compromise they can both achieve
the same result.
Write down 5 themes or issues. Then I want you to write down 5
task-oriented ways of trying to solve the situation. Then list 5
thoughts-based ways of communicating your way to a solution.
The first step to transforming your marriage is in transforming
YOU. Being married can be scary enough, but having marriage
problems and not knowing how to fix them can be paralyzing! All it
takes is the ability to step outside your day-to-day issues and look
at different ways of viewing your marriage. Every marriage
problem invites you into growing and offers you and your partner
the opportunity to learn.
Now it's up to you to take what you have learned and apply it to
YOUR marriage. You too can have a fairytale marriage!
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