"January is said to be the month when there is a spike in divorce petitions. Couples that held it together for another year finally crack over the festive period, stop pretending, and head for the divorce courts. Newspapers report it with glee, although there is also some debate over whether the evidence really backs it up. If you've been married a while, or in a long-term relationship, the thought of quitting might well have crossed your mind too."
"Those thoughts don't always take the form of a dramatic exit plan; perhaps it's more of a nagging question: Is this relationship still worth the effort? Why doesn't it feel like it did in the beginning? Does it have to be so hard? Before you go down that road or get lost in a thought-spiral, it's worth asking another set of questions:"
January often brings a spike in divorce petitions as couples who have tolerated problems may end the relationship after the festive period. More than half of married people have thought about divorce, though such thoughts range from fleeting doubts to nagging questions about worth and effort. Many separations stem from years of accumulated disappointment rather than single dramatic events. Small resentments and loss of kindness, thoughtfulness, and consideration erode relationships over time. Affairs occur, but more commonly partners cease being pleasant companions. Many troubled marriages remain salvageable, and nine out of ten people who consider divorce and stay together later feel glad they did.
Read at Psychology Today
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]