8 of 10 Couples Who AVOID Divorce Are Happy In 5 Years By Larry Bilotta Life is too short to divorce and give up ALL THOSE YEARS you've invested in your marriage while draining your life savings on those outrageous lawyer fees...
It's just amazing how quickly some people are willing to give up on their marriage.
A study from the Institute for American Values found that "almost 8 out of 10 couples who avoided divorce were happily married just five years later."
If you can just get over the current obstacles in your marriage, and start meeting each other's needs, I promise you, your marriage will be much stronger and more fulfilling than it was when you were newlyweds.
In fact, let's look at what divorce means for a moment...
Most people who want a divorce think that they'll be happier once the divorce becomes finalized when in fact...not!
Research shows that the initiators of divorce (over 80% of them women) pay a serious price they did not bargain for, did not think about, and did not expect. The research is this:
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1. When people divorce, they suffer a substantial decline in mental and emotional well-being, including increases in depression and declines in reported happiness, compared to those who are married.
2. Those who dissolved a marriage also reported less personal mastery, less positive relations with others, less purpose in life and less self acceptance than their married peers did.
3. Divorcing women reported more of an increase in depression, more hostility, more of a decline in self-esteem, less personal growth and less self-acceptance and environmental mastery than divorcing men.
*Nadine and Marks, "Marital Status Continuity and Change among Young and Midlife Adults: Longitudinal Effects on Psychological Well-being" Journal of Family Issues (1998)
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This doesn't even include statistics about financial problems that usually get worse.
Look, the point I'm trying to "drive home" here is that you CAN become fulfilled as a couple...
...no matter how different you are...
...no matter how far apart you've become....
...even if you've tried all kinds of other solutions but somehow fall back into your old habits in the end.
Are you ready to create the marriage you've always hoped for?
Just imagine being able to get up in the morning without the stress, anxiety and pain of an impending divorce in your future.
Your kids will live happy, stable lives with both parents in ONE house, not two...
You won't have to start all over again and get back into the difficult dating scene...
Instead of losing thousands upon thousands of dollars in a messy divorce, you can use that money to go on vacation with your family...
It's all up to you...when you make the decision to fight FOR your marriage!
Never give up. Many others have succeeded. Check out my website for more information.
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