{"id":9225,"date":"2018-05-17T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/?p=9225"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:34:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T06:34:20","slug":"my-marriage-is-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/my-marriage-is-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"My Marriage Is in Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Teresa, Laura Doyle Relationship Coach<\/p>\n<p>I had been married for 20+ years to my third husband when I first discovered the 6 Intimacy Skills\u2122. My first two marriages had ended in divorce. I did not want my third marriage to fail too.<\/p>\n<p>The year before finding Laura Doyle\u2019s books, I had moved out of our home for twelve months, uncertain whether my husband and I would reconcile or divorce.<\/p>\n<p>I felt emotionally exhausted, particularly by the arguments, blame, criticism, distance, hurt feelings and lack of emotional trust and respect between us. Our marriage felt like so much hard work for both of us.<\/p>\n<p><span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flauradoyle.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D9225&#038;text=Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20I%20quit%20all%20the%20hard%20work%20of%20my%20marriage--and%20fell%20in%20love%20with%20my%20husband.&#038;via=lauramdoyle&#038;related=lauramdoyle' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here\u2019s how I quit all the hard work of my marriage--and fell in love with my husband. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flauradoyle.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D9225&#038;text=Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20I%20quit%20all%20the%20hard%20work%20of%20my%20marriage--and%20fell%20in%20love%20with%20my%20husband.&#038;via=lauramdoyle&#038;related=lauramdoyle' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nDespite all the hard work, it was clear to me we still loved each other. We decided to \u201ctry\u201d again. Still, when I moved back into our home, I remained emotionally reserved, guarded and suspicious, uncertain that our reconciliation would work.<\/p>\n<p>After attending a self-help workshop, I got clear on my desire to have an amazing love relationship with my spouse.<\/p>\n<p>When I stumbled upon the 6 Intimacy Skills\u2122, I believed I was being guided on a path to fulfill this desire.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea how a Facebook post about Laura\u2019s work showed up, but it led me to her audio book now entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/the-empowered-wife\/\"><em>The Empowered Wife<\/em><\/a>. I listened three times back to back.<\/p>\n<p>Then, I downloaded the book <em>The Surrendered Wife<\/em> and later signed up for formal coach training. I felt challenged, curious and somewhat suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>Laura talked about getting off the fence and fully committing. This thought terrified me. I\u2019d had one foot in and one foot out for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>I took the leap, as an experiment, and committed to trying out the Skills and giving our marriage every chance to succeed. I had nothing to lose by trying. I was prepared to leave if the experiment failed.<\/p>\n<p>But as I applied the Skills, things started changing.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of complaining about what I did not like, I began expressing my <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/my-husband-doesnt-listen-to-me\/\">pure desires<\/a>. I was surprised and pleased by my husband\u2019s supportive responses.<\/p><div class=\"laura-new-roadmap\" id=\"laura-3313328491\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/adoredwifeweekend.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new.png 1118w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new-480x240.png 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Instead of arguing with or \u201cimproving\u201d on his ideas, I started saying \u201cI hear you\u201d then shutting my mouth. The atmosphere between us became more peaceful. He began sharing more.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being critical of how he spent his leisure time, I started doing nice things for myself, effectively eliminating any resentment. I began to respect that we each had our own ways of doing down time.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of reacting defensively, withdrawing or attacking him when he said something that hurt my feelings or used a tone of voice that felt harsh to me, I started saying \u201couch\u201d then being silent. It stopped the cycle of blame and criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying to control his occasional irritable moods, I started giving him space and trusting him to figure things out. His mood was on \u201chis paper,\u201d as Laura says. He began to bounce back quicker.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying to communicate on his behalf or communicating to him on someone else\u2019s behalf, I started getting out of the middle. This relieved stress for me and reduced conflict between us.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of giving my opinions when asked about things that were really his business, I started saying \u201cwhatever you think\u201d or \u201cI trust your judgment.\u201d He acted confused at first and then made his own decisions. Sometimes he was happy with his decisions, sometimes not. Either way, I stopped acting like the authority on his life.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of focusing on what I perceived to be his faults, I started being grateful for the many ways he contributed to my life personally and our lives as a couple. As a result, we both became happier.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of saying unflattering things, I started giving him the benefit of the doubt and speaking to him in ways that at first did not feel true, like telling him \u201cYou are so sweet\u201d and \u201cThanks for being my rock.\u201d He began to grow into his best self. I now see them as true.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being stoic, tough, suspicious and independent, I began to reveal my softer and more vulnerable side. I let myself cry and allowed him to see this side of me. I was terrified to trust him. He responded at first with surprise and then stepped up to be my protector and advocate in ways that felt so emotionally satisfying and safe.<\/p>\n<p>Now, our household is peaceful. We communicate in warm, respectful, considerate and supportive ways most of the time. I am falling in love again.<\/p>\n<p>I no longer think about divorce. Instead, I think about how lucky I am to be married to an amazing, sweet, generous and supportive man whom I can trust and who has my back.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Teresa, Laura Doyle Relationship Coach I had been married for 20+ years to my third husband when I first discovered the 6 Intimacy Skills\u2122. My first two marriages had ended in divorce. 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