Why Can’t I Stop Thinking That My Husband is Going to Leave Me? Tips and Advice That May Help

by: Leslie Cane: I often hear from wives who are sometimes dangerously fixated on what they think is the eventual break up of their marriage (which they believe will start once their husband leaves them.) Sometimes, this is caused by the husband’s threatening to leave or by the fact that he has left before. Sometimes, […]

How To Avoid Bitterness During Your Separation

By: Leslie Cane: Many of the wives who visit this site are very clear on the fact that they are not the one who initiated the separation. They never wanted it. Many of them fought to keep it from happening. And now that it has, they can feel as if they have been discarded without […]

How Do I Make My Husband Want To Stay Married To Me When He Has One Foot Out The Door?

By: Leslie Cane: The emails that I get are often from the spouse who wants to remain married and who wants advice on how to get their husband, wife, or partner back on board. Typically, one spouse will say, hint at, or act like they don’t want to be married anymore, but this is not […]

Tips For Working On Yourself During A Separation: How To Find Yourself And Get Your Life (And Husband) Back

By: Leslie Cane: When many of us have been in a relationship as important as our marriage, we can begin to define ourselves by it, at least in part. We come to identify ourselves as a wife, or as part of a family. So when that coupling is questioned or is paused, it can literally […]

I Want to Save My Marriage But My Husband Doesn’t: How To Get Your Husband To Drop His Defenses And Work With You

By: Leslie Cane: The majority of wives who visit this blog desperately want to save their marriages but feel that they are the only ones who want to. So often, I get emails that go something like: “Help! I want to save my marriage, but my husband doesn’t.  How can I prevent a divorce when […]

Signs Your Husband Wants You Back: Negative And Positive Clues That Mean He’s Coming Around.

By: Leslie Cane: I often write about saving marriages. Or, if a separation or divorce has happened, I sometimes try to help the wife to get her husband back (so long as the relationship was a healthy one worth saving.) Often times, I’m contacted by wives who want to know the “signs that my husband […]

My Marriage is Falling Apart – Advice That May Help

By: Leslie Cane: I received an email from a very frustrated and confused wife who told me that her marriage was falling apart and she had no idea how to proceed because everything that she tried only seemed to make things worse. She’d tried confronting the problem head-on. She’d tried having a deep, heart to […]

When Should I Give Up on My Marriage? Advice That May Help

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from frustrated wives (and sometimes husbands too) who are at their wit’s end or at a crossroads in their marriage. Typically, the marriage is in real trouble and the wife has done seemingly everything in her power to save it, but nothing seems to be working. I’ll often get […]

When to Fight For Your Marriage: Three Big Clues That Your Marriage Is Still Worth Fighting For.

By: Leslie Cane: If you’ve found this article, it’s probably fair to say that you are now or will in the future be approaching a crossroads in your marriage and are not sure which fork in the road you should follow. This may be something that you have been forced into because your spouse is […]

Saving Your Marriage by Understanding and Correctly Addressing the True Causes of Divorce

Ask any five random people “what causes a divorce?” and you may hear a few different answers, but most people will likely answer with either “money,” “infidelity,” or “sex.” It’s true that these factors are thought to be the most common causes of divorce, but they’re only precursors to the number one cause of splitting up. Yes, these things may be the catalyst that leads to the real cause, (or the stressor that brought it on), but I’d argue they aren’t the sole or even primary cause.