143: How to Save a Marriage When Only One is Trying

How do you save your marriage when you are the only one trying?

It’s frustrating when you know your marriage is broken and yet your husband won’t do anything about it. He won’t read a marriage book, won’t go to counseling, won’t even have a conversation about it! It can make you crazy. I mean why even try if he’s not going to do anything! I know you would much rather saving your marriage be a team effort. I remember feeling this way early on in my marriage. I was dreadfully unhappy and thought divorce would solve all my problems. But as a last resort, I decided to try out some ideas from wives with happy marriages. I was out of options, so why not? These ideas changed everything…and I started to notice that maybe I was part of the problem. Sure, I was the only one trying to save my marriage—but I had been doing all the wrong things. I don’t want that to be you! That's why on today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I’m revealing my top 3 strategies to save your marriage when you’re the only one trying. 

My guest Liliana and her husband tried to fight quietly but sometimes they spiraled out of control. This was affecting the kids, who were drifting. She was terrified that they would divorce or separate and she’d have to go back to her parents, who always told her her husband would eventually do this to her! But then Liliana did something radical and she has something she’s never had before: Her relationship feels easy! She’s going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too. 

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