| When emotional separation in marriage occurs, divorce | | | | to bear and it's even more challenging when you |
| seems almost inevitable. A couple that was once | | | | resent your spouse. If there's a reason why one or |
| deeply and completely in love may find that they | | | | both of you is feeling a strong sense of resentment, |
| barely know each other anymore. They don't talk | | | | you absolutely must address that. Not only is it causing |
| about anything of merit, they go through the motions | | | | you to feel disconnected from one another but the |
| and they end up living as roommates or distant | | | | feeling festers and grows until it undermines the |
| acquaintances. It's confusing and difficult when this | | | | foundation of your marriage. Unresolved resentment |
| happens. Coming to the realization that you and your | | | | can lead to eventual divorce. |
| spouse aren't connected emotionally anymore does | | | | Just not putting in the time necessary to talk to one |
| not have to spell the end of your relationship. It can | | | | another is another of the reasons why couples drift |
| actually be the stimulus you need to get the marriage | | | | apart. There is so much to deal with and discuss when |
| back on track. | | | | you're raising children, chasing careers and trying to |
| There are several causes of emotional separation in | | | | balance the budget. If you don't fit in some time to talk |
| marriage and once you've identified what the problem | | | | about the relationship and what's going on with it, the |
| in your relationship is, you can start on the path to fixing | | | | marriage won't stand a chance of surviving. |
| it. One common reason why couples drift apart is they | | | | Sadly, affairs also fit the bill when you're thinking about |
| start living more as roommates than lovers. The | | | | emotional distance in your relationship. If one of you |
| frequency of intimacy is bound to change over time. | | | | has strayed, that will impact the relationship forever. It's |
| This can be caused by several things including work | | | | admirable when a couple makes a decision to stick |
| taking up more time or emotional energy, children | | | | together after adultery, but they do need to address |
| entering the relationship and even an ongoing conflict | | | | the affair and why it happened if they hope to repair |
| that pulls the couple apart. | | | | the marriage. Betrayal is difficult to get over and if you |
| Another of the causes of emotional strife in a | | | | haven't dealt with it properly, you and your spouse |
| marriage is resentment. This is a very difficult emotion | | | | may end up as strangers living under the same roof. |