How To Know If Your Marriage Will Survive
If you had to pick ONE THING that best predicts whether or not your marriage will succeed, what would you pick?
You might say ‘conflict.’ If you fight a lot, then thats not a good sign, right? WRONG.
Would you believe that its the opposite?! Thats right; research shows that the number one predictor of divorce is the habitual AVOIDANCE of conflict. In other words, a couple who does NOT fight is at the greatest risk for divorce.
A couple came to me for private phone sessions and I asked them what was going on in their relationship.
‘We never talk,’ Kathy said.
‘Why not,’ I asked.
‘Because we realized that thats when we fight,’ she responded.
Isnt it ironic? We try to avoid conflict with our spouse for the benefit of our relationship. But theres nothing MORE damaging to your marriage than NOT fighting.
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