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Everyone has heard the alarming statistics about the large percentage of marriages that fail. It seems that more than half of new marriages are destined to failure. This means that more than 50% of the people who made a promise to stand by another through thick and thin walk away from that promise. If you really want to avoid becoming a part of that statistic, it is important for you to understand why marriages fail.

The selfishness of one or both of the spouses is often a factor in the ending of a marriage. For any marriage to be successful, both people must be getting their needs met, whatever they may be. In order for this to happen, both must be willing to make compromises on things that they may want but do not need.

For any couple to be successful long term, both partners need to be willing to make compromises. Selfish people tend to believe that the things they want are actually the things that they need and as such are unwilling to compromise. This may leave the other partner feeling as if their needs are being ignored, and perhaps they are.

To avoid this, take the time to decide what it is that you really need to be happy. If these needs are being met by your mariage, then you must be willing to compromise to ensure that the needs of your spouse are also being met.

Lack of communication, many people use this phrase but do not really understand what is meant by it. A lack of communication means that one or both partners have stopped telling the other what they are really feeling. When this happens, the negative emotions tend to stay bottled up inside. Over time these negative feelings grow and block any positive feelings.

This leads to a situation in which the couple can no longer enjoy spending time with each other because all they can feel is hurt and anger. It is vitally important to discuss what makes you angry, or hurts you, with your partner. Do not ever assume that they know, because it is quite likely that they do not. Always take the time to tell you spouse what you are feeling, even if you fear it will upset them. If the issue is out in the open there is a chance you can solve it. If you keep your negative feelings bottled up they will simply grow stronger.

As strange as it may seem to someone who has never been married, lonliness is another emotion that can commonly cause trouble in a marriage. When two people see each other every day, there is a tendency to take them for granted. When this happens, one or both will stop taking the time to actually connect with the other in an emotional way. This leads to lonliness and may also lead to infidelity.

Learning why marriages fail may help you to keep your’s together. These are just a few examples, but if you look into most failed relationships, you are likely to find that the issues that ended the marriage can be traced back to one of these three problems.

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