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10 Signs Your Marriage Won’t Last for Another Year

September 4, 2023 · Marriage
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You don’t spend your leisure time together.

You’re more the “This Is Us” type, while he is a “The Walking Dead” kind of guy. He prefers going to the gym, while you’re a big fan of long walks. Having different hobbies and preferences is totally normal, especially since you shouldn’t expect to spend all your free time together.

However, make sure you don’t use these activities as a distraction. Because here’s the thing: while it’s perfectly normal to have your own thing going on, you should want to spend a good chunk of your free time with your partner more than anyone else.

You both need to create regular time together as a couple and do things that are fun, which is highly important for a lasting, successful marriage.

You don’t respect each other.

Everything starts with an innocent complaint. Whether it’s the dishes, the laundry, or the fact that he didn’t remember to take you out on Valentine’s, it always starts small.

Then, it slowly but surely evolves into a personality judgment: “You’re never here for me.” or “You’re lazy. Hear me out: This never happens overnight, since little episodes of resentment gradually lead to something bigger that chips away at the foundation of your marriage.

If you constantly put each other down and criticize one another, your relationship is in big trouble.

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2 responses to “10 Signs Your Marriage Won’t Last for Another Year”

  1. Larry Stees says:
    January 27, 2025 at 3:44 pm

    There are times when human beings just don’t get along with each other and that goes along with every marriage. Those who divorce over compatibility have not being true to their vows for better or worst and not allowing that love they felt for each other initially to come back through for them.
    My wife and I have been married for 53 years and even yet we have times where we disagree and don’t get along with each other. Let it ride!! Don’t allow your ego and pride to get in the way of your relationship with each other.
    Infidelity is another issue. Divorce in this instance is for the hardness of your heart. Only you can decide whether to forgive or not.

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  2. Laurence Murtagh says:
    April 17, 2026 at 9:10 pm

    Yes to deciding to forgive.
    A hard heart is a tough road
    going no where good.
    God forgives us especially and only when we forgive others.

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