Avoid divorce with these two SIMPLE tools!

The relationship between two people evolves over time. In the beginning, we easily accept the other person’s shortcomings or bad habits, but as time goes on many people end up losing all their patience and these elements become irritating. This is what causes serious tensions for many couples and unfortunately, this ends in divorce for many of them. If you truly want to avoid divorce, you’ll have to take action while respecting certain principals… 

When a couple is on the brink of disaster and it looks like they’re moving full speed ahead towards separation, there are solutions that can considerably improve the situation. To save your relationship, you have to show that you care, and that you can listen and understand. I will go more into detail on this below. For anyone who is interested in learning more about how to handle divorce when you have children, I invite you to read this article. If on the other hand your goal is to save your relationship and do everything in your power to avoid divorcing, keep reading because you will find important tools and techniques right here!

Avoiding divorce requires that you define your priorities!

The more tensions and challenges the relationship is experiencing, the more effort you are both going to have to put in. It’s logical. The amount of time it takes is hard to say because you have to take your husband or wife’s character into consideration. Some people move on from fights very quickly whereas others are stubborn and stick to their guns for months on end. Ideally, if you want to avoid divorce, you have to take action as soon as possible! But be careful – it has to be properly planned out! First of all, you will have to correct anything that ticks your partner off. Of course, if you want to do the best possible thing, you’ll have to know what your partner wants and expects of you.

The things that have less importance can be dealt with later on. Listening to your husband or wife will help you to pinpoint your priorities and you’ll be able to effectively work to eradicate elements of your relationship that bothers your husband or wife. If your partner has been asking you to change something for years and years, it’s going to be hard to show them that you’ve changed overnight. Your partner expects more from you and wants to see long term improvements. Your primary goal is to show that you are paying attention to what he or she wants, that you are open to doing what it takes to improve the situation, and that you will do whatever it takes to avoid separation. You know that divorce isn’t going to bring anything positive to you, your relationship, or your children.

The most important thing is that your partner feels that you are paying attention to what they want and need, that you want to meet their needs, and that you are putting forth the effort to get back on track and make your relationship better than ever. This last element is essential when you want to know how to avoid divorcing, because you’ll be sending a strong message. You’ll show that you’re ready to invest and protect your relationship. You’ll also be in a good position to ask your husband or wife to do the same. You can calmly explain what you want and need in the relationship. If your significant other wants to save the relationship, he or she will also make an effort to move past this trying period. You’ll kill two birds with one stone because not only will you avoid getting divorced, you will succeed in attaining positive changes in your partner without having to go through any more fights.

How to prevent divorce by being attentive!

In order to avoid finding yourselves in divorce court, you absolutely must understand what your partner wants. This is the most important thing to take into consideration when you’re asking, “How to avoid divorce and save your marriage.” There is no miracle solution. You have to communicate (both verbally and via body language) with your partner and figure out their intentions, understand their tastes, and how their mind works. Just keep in mind that you can’t stop here! It is imperative that you dig deeper and understand his or her hopes and dreams.

With time, your partner’s aspirations evolve and you have to show him or her that you are moving towards the same goals! When you’re sharing your life with someone, sharing things in common, fostering complicity between you, and feeling somewhat identical is what strengthens your bond the most. The problem is that as the years pass, two people that once shared a great number of things in common might find that they’ve gone down two completely different paths. So how can you avoid divorce? You simply have to prove to your partner that you are both on the same path again and that you’re moving in the same direction. So dialogue allows you to put words to feelings and issues that you are experiencing in the relationship, but that’s not all. Regular and constructive communication assures that nothing can come between you and you significant other. By moving towards the same goal, you reinforce your relationship and is therefore one of the best ways to avoid divorce. In order for communication to be truly effective, you will have to be capable of improving your behavior based on criticism that you’ve received from your partner. This means that you’ll have to accept criticism and use it as a tool for improvement.

This should condition the efforts you make in the future. You have to show him or her that you’re on the same page but also that you’re capable of meeting his or her needs. In order to be certain that you understand what your significant other expects from you, you have to be open to listening to them. You must analyze their words of course, but also any silence, gesture, behavior, and all kinds of other elements. You have to be sure you understand what they want from you, what frustrates them about your behavior, and most importantly, what you need to change in order to improve. If you want to save a relationship from divorce, you need to know how to accept constructive criticism and accept making sacrifices. If you think that what your partner is saying to you is not accurate, then you need to discuss it. Just make sure that you don’t put up walls because you won’t get anywhere if you do. It’s hard to change everything from one day to the next because it’s an evolution that needs to take place over time if it’s going to be effective. You have to organize your efforts and establish priorities. If you feel like you need a hand in terms of communication or if you’re struggling with coming up with a strategy to avoid divorce, I encourage you to get in touch with me or with my team of coaches for personalized one on one help.

Wishing you all the best,

Your love coach

Alexandre Cormont