What are the main reasons for unhappiness in a marriage? Why are there so many marriages that started with so much love and romance, and ended up in divorce?
In this post, we will be looking at the reasons for unhappiness in a marriage. We will also look at why couple gets angry with their spouse and their marriage.
Many people enter their marriage with high hopes and expectations. They believed that they will remain happy ever after.
But love isn’t enough to make a marriage successful, and the fact remains that no marriage is without troubles no matter the amount of love that existed in the beginning.
In as much as some marriages are described as successful marriages, it doesn’t mean there are no troubles or fights.
Even the local vows show there’s always bound to be one challenge or the other.
Here’s what the Vow says
” I take you to be my wedded husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part”.
Also, read
Signs of an unhappy marriage and how to fix it
Effects of lack of sex in a marriage.
Seven Marital issues that can cause Separation
Now you know that trouble is part of your relationship.
However, while some couples make haste to deal with their challenges, some because of one reason or the other allows it to linger, and all the unresolved issues in a relationship are the number one reason for unhappiness in a marriage.
Reasons for unhappiness in a marriage
Many relationships are going through one issue or the other. If yours is going through issues too, you’ll know, especially you find out that you are feeling dissatisfied with how things are going in your relationship, or believe that your partner is not living up to your expectations about your relationship.
You had great expectations concerning your marriage in the beginning that your marriage will be the best and now you think things are going in the opposite direction and you are completely dissatisfied with the whole relationship.
Probably, your partner has been neglecting your needs and emotions, and also keeping a distance from all your plans for your relationship.
You’ll also feel unhappy in your marriage when you discover that you are continually unhappy about your relationship than enjoying it.
Here are other signs of unhappiness in a marriage.
1) When there’s no good connection between the two of you:-
When you are together and not feeling like you are together, it’s one of the reasons for unhappiness in a marriage.
Couples could be under the same roof and yet everyone is doing his/her own thing, no connection even when they lie together in bed.
When you are not engaging actively together – you are pressing your phone and your partner is working on the laptop, which shows things are not going well in your home.