{"product_id":"2940015028669","title":"Save Your Marriage: Simple Fixes to the Most Common Marital Problems","description":"ABOUT THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost people are excited about their wedding day. However, the wedding day itself isn’t nearly as important as the years of marriage to follow. If you’re truly committed to being married “for better or for worse,” you need to learn how to communicate appropriately with your significant other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout 20 percent of marriages end in divorce within the first five years of the marriage, and most of these marriages fail because of communications issues.  Although financial problems, problems with relatives, and problems in the bedroom are among the top reasons for divorce, the real issue usually has to do with the way the couple communicate about these problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn my experience as a coach-in-training,  people are often afraid to talk about problems because they don’t want to mess up the relationship.  I’ve struggled with this as well, and I’ve found that every time I swallow anger, sadness or other negative feelings, I get depressed. Eventually, the feelings come out in a negative or destructive way, leaving me feeling embarrassed and causing unnecessary hurt to people I love. I’ve learned that honesty draws me closer to my significant other as well as allowing me to avoid that entire pattern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn any case, failure to communicate can cause tiny problems to become dealbreakers. For example, if you don’t say anything about your partner’s tendency to leave dishes in the sink,  your partner may continue to leave the dishes undone  and when you can’t stand it anymore, you might fire off a list of accusations that quickly become an argument. Lack of communication can also lead to partners feeling defensive or picked on if criticized by the other partner, and 93 percent of couples who fight unfairly or attack one another verbally will get divorced within 10 years of marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll need to tone up your communication skills to help deal with bigger issues, too. The addition of a new baby into a family, a child going off to college, or a marriage partner changing jobs can cause both partners to become stressed out and then not deal with one another appropriately. Communication is even more important when a couple faces these types of situations; without communication, marriage partners will blow off steam by complaining to other people about one another or get buried in work so that they don’t have to speak to each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor communication causes marriage partners to feel undervalued and unloved, and this in turn can cause partners to forget that they love one another in the first place. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce this shift occurs, partners begin to see one another as enemies and begin fighting each other out of a misplaced sense that their worth as human beings is being threatened. Once the marriage has been derailed in this manner, it’s difficult to get it back on track. Marriages that have deteriorated to this point require intervention from a counselor trained in teaching couples communication skills in order to stop the progression towards divorce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re newly married or have been married for a while,  you can learn to communicate better with your partner and  resolve common problems. As communication skills increase, so will your emotional intimacy. The strength of your bond will keep the marriage from becoming another divorce statistic, regardless of what problems you have to face together. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you’ve mastered the tips for novices, your relationship should be a lot healthier. This gives you a strong foundation to resolve problems.  However, problems don’t end when you each have communicated your own feelings and listened to your partner’s.  In fact, this type of communication is often just the beginning! You have to work through and resolve the actual problem once you have expressed your emotions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis can be especially difficult if the problem is one that seems to have no easy solution. Couples often find themselves stuck if they disagree about major issues such as how to raise their children, and even less major issues can lead to an impasse if both parties are determined to get their own way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe way to get unstuck after expressing deep emotion about an issue is through non-violent conflict resolution. Conflict resolution of this nature seeks to move people from being on opposite sides of a problem to being on the same side and working together towards a solution. It requires you and your spouse to understand each others’ needs and negotiate a solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteps to Conflict Resolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExample\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerbally identify both parties’ needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It sounds like you need help with the dishes so you don’t feel over","brand":"Hyperink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152968171760,"sku":"2940015028669","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015028669_p0.jpg?v=1763618968","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015028669","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}