How To Talk To Your Partner To Save Your Marriage: How To Communicate The Words And Actions He / She Wants To Hear (And Why You Might Have To Read Between The Lines.)

By: Leslie Cane:  I sometimes speak with women (but also with some men) who want me to tell them what, exactly, to say to their spouses to save the marriage.  They want some “magic words” or the “perfect letter” to communicate to their spouse how much they want to make the marriage work.  While these […]

How Do You Save My Marriage When My Spouse Wants a Divorce? By Controlling What You Can – Yourself, Your Actions, And The Pace.

By: Leslie Cane: Saving a marriage can take a lot of hard work and commitment, but this process can be even more difficult when only one party is on board. I receive a lot of emails from people who are trying to save their marriages alone. Typically, one spouse will desperately want to rescue the […]

Why It’s The Small, Genuine, Collaborative Changes That Make All The Difference In Saving Your Marriage

By: Leslie Cane: A couple of days ago, I spoke with a wife who had been married for well over a decade.  She shared with me that, over the last couple of years, she has felt her husband slipping away.  She told me that her husband ” spends less time at home, doesn’t show me […]

How To Fight For Your Marriage Without Fighting With Your Husband: Hint. You Don’t “Fight” At All

By: Leslie Cane: I often write articles about saving marriages.  Perhaps it’s because wives research this topic more than men, or perhaps it’s because women are more proactive in their marriages, but I’m most often contacted by wives (and a few husbands, too) who tell me something like: “Our relationship is in real trouble. We […]

When is it Time to End a Marriage? Here’s A Much Better Question To Ask

By: Leslie Cane: Here’s fair disclosure right upfront.  I am a big proponent of saving marriages and preventing divorce.  I know firsthand that even problem marriages that seem to be at the end can be saved.  Still, I am often contacted by people who ask me “how do I know it is really the end of […]

My Husband Doesn’t Say “I Love You Back.” Does He Love Me At All?

By: Leslie Cane: One of the questions I am often asked is, “How do I know if my husband still loves me? Because he never tells me that he loves me anymore. Sometimes, when I tell him that I love him, he changes the subject or doesn’t reply. He never shows me affection.”  While I […]

How to Handle a Trial Separation So That it Helps, Not Hurts, Your Marriage

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from women who want me to tell them “how to best handle a trial separation.”  These women generally fall into two categories.  There are those who are just thinking and talking about a trial separation and haven’t yet gone through with it (and many times, the wives don’t want […]

I Don’t Think My Husband Loves Me Anymore: Why You May Be Wrong In This Assumption. And What To Do About It

By: Leslie Cane: I am often approached by women who are at the end of their marital rope.  Usually, in hushed tones, or with pained faces, they confess, “I don’t think my husband loves me anymore.”  Some are afraid that divorce is on the horizon, while some are just sad because the marriage is no […]

Divorce Signs – The Top Three Signs That You Are Heading For (Or Your Spouse Is Considering) a Divorce

By: Leslie Cane: Oftentimes, I hear from wives (but sometimes also from husbands or partners) who ask me if I can point out “divorce signs” or behaviors that would indicate that their spouse is thinking about or getting ready to begin or file a divorce.  While this list is going to be different for each […]

My Husband Wants to Divorce Me: Why You Should Tell Him He’s Right And Walk In His Shoes If You Want To Save The Marriage

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from wives who want advice on how to save their marriages and prevent divorce.  One of the more common requests is something like “Help! My husband wants to divorce me, but I don’t want to end the marriage. What can I do to change his mind?” Sometimes, the women […]