Family Dynamics
- Considering Divorce, Family Dynamics, Financial Challenges, Infidelity, Love Languages, School and Work, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Therapy
How to Deal with Addiction in a Relationship
by Anonymous This anonymous author shares her battle to save her marriage. What began with overworking led to family problems, drugs, guns, cheating, and zero quality time. This author didn’t give up. Both she and her husband put in an extraordinary effort to save their marriage… My husband and I have been married for almost 13 years and we have 3 kids. As of right now our marriage is still a little rocky but we are learning as we go. Every hour. Every day. Every month. Every year. I will try and sum up what we went through, and are STILL going through. When Your Husband is Addicted to Work…
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5 things I learned during my (challenging) first year of marriage
By Celi B Thank you, Celi, for contributing to our stories about marriage problems and triumphs! In this story, Celi talks about adjusting to a new marriage, and how she struggled during her first year living in a new country with her new husband. If you’re considering relocating for a relationship, or you’re struggling in any marriage, this story is for you. Our Love Story: Relocating for a Relationship When I got married, I honestly had no idea what I was getting myself into. I’ve known my husband for over 25 years. Long story short, we traveled in an exchange program with 120 other young people from 20 countries. He…
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How to Have a Successful Marriage
by Amanda Every wife (and husband) wants to know how to have a successful marriage. Amanda shares the secrets to her successful marriage: 1. Not sharing marital problems with family or friends, and 2. Avoiding nagging whenever possible. With the following story and videos, you can also learn how to stop nagging AND get what you want. My husband Chris and I have been married for almost twelve years and we’re very grateful to have a happy relationship. When I consider what has been most helpful or important to keeping our relationship meaningful, I think there are two things we’ve done right. To Share or Not to Share? Sharing Marital…
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Two Worlds Collide: Couples Counseling Testimony by Anonymous
This marriage story is about two very different people with very different people who learn to unite as one with the help of couples counseling. If you need help finding couples counseling, it can be as easy as typing into google “couples counseling near me.” I want to tell my marriage story. I have been married for almost four years now. I dated my husband for a full year and knew him for about a year and a half before we got married. I always thought that if I dated someone for at least a year, the adjustment of living together wouldn’t be as difficult. Well, I was definitely wrong…
- Abuse, Arguing, Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, Considering Divorce, Family Dynamics, Fertility, Raising Children, Therapy
Therapy or Divorce: Childhood Trauma, Miscarriage and Family, Becoming Co-Parenting Roommates by Anonymous
“Either go back to therapy or I want a divorce.” Words I never thought I would say or truly mean. I’ve never given an ultimatum before. I don’t like ultimatums, they can seem like manipulation. But I had hit my limit. My husband and I have been married for 5 years, and they’ve been some of the best and happiest, as well as some of the hardest years of my life. When I met him, he become my best friend. We spent every day together and had so much fun. All I had really wanted was a friend, and we were for a little while. Then our relationship progressed and…
- Abuse, Anger or Temper, Anxiety and Panic, Considering Divorce, Family Dynamics, Marrying Young, Mental Illness
Revelations + Realizations: Learning Spouse after Marriage, Mental Health Disorders, Emotional and Verbal Abuse by Madi
I wish I could say that things immediately get better as my story progresses. I wish I could tell you that everything you’ve read this far is as bad as things got for me, but that’s not the case. I want it to be clear that I am not sharing these personal and difficult experiences to gain attention or pity, but rather, to empower others who are in similar situations to reach out for help and make a change. Too often, emotional and verbal abuse fall under the shadow of physical abuse. I have chosen to share these intimate details of my story to enlighten others of the dangers these overlooked…
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Forming a New Family: Living near In-Laws, Fighting for Time by Anonymous
Just over a year ago, my husband, our first child, and I moved to his hometown for his new job in the family business. My husband’s entire extended family — grandparents on both sides, aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides, their in-laws, great aunts and uncles, etc. — all live in this same area and see each other everywhere. They work together, send their kids to the same schools, invest in the same projects, and meet up at church on Sunday. When I was younger, it was just my parents and my siblings. We were independent, introverted, and happy to “do our own thing”. Living around so much family…
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How to Have a Successful Marriage
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, Cultural Differences, Dating, Deciding to Marry, Dishonesty, Family Dynamics, Financial Challenges, Marrying Young
Finding Strength Part II: Marrying Outside the Temple, My Spouse Doesn’t Know the Real Me
While it’s not advice that I’d recommend to most, the truth is that running away from my problems worked. There were a few rough weeks as I scrambled around finding ways to survive. Luckily, I was hired on the spot after an interview at Vivint Smart Home. I started working in their customer service call center which helped me save up enough money to buy a car and a bed. A few weeks later I was able to buy a bedding set for that bed. From there, my life continued to fall into place. Living in Utah, I quickly realized that I would have trouble fitting in if…
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Different Cultures, Temper Issues, Mama’s Boy: Real Marriage Stories
by Anonymous Looking for real marriage stories that mirror your own? This author can help. While experiencing cultural variations in marriage and a husband that was emotionally close to his mother, this author had a hard time adjusting to marriage. When she realized “Wow, my partner has a temper,” distance really began to grow. How did they “become one” again? Everybody tells you the first years of marriage are considered “the honeymoon stage” because you’re so in love that everything is perfect. NOT TRUE! Our first 3 years were the worst years of our marriage, and I don’t really know how we survived it. If you’re looking to read real…
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Feeling Naive: Marrying Someone Who has Been Divorced, Marrying Young vs Marrying Later by Cassandra
Cassandra shares her story about marrying a divorced man who is older than herself. Between disapproval of her loved ones and her own burning questions about marrying young vs marrying later, getting married was a difficult decision. If you have experience marrying someone who has been divorced, you will relate with Cassandra’s concerns and story. Marrying Young vs Marrying Later: 18-Year-Old Bride I was a newly engaged 18-year-old that never even had a boyfriend before my now-husband. My first boyfriend, my now-husband, was once married. He had divorced his ex-wife just a year before meeting me. It makes my cringe to even say those words. I feel like it automatically…
