Conflicts in married life are common in a fast-paced lifestyle. But when they affect the bond and understanding between a couple, it becomes difficult to live together. Soberinfo.com tells us that ''heated arguments over personal, professional, or financial issues often lead to an end of the marriages''.
Facts about marital conflicts in India
Male-dominant culture can be considered as the main reason behind marital conflicts.
Financial issues are among the top reasons for the problems in marriage life.
Working couples often get into conflicts due to the lack of work-life balance.
In modern times, women in India look for freedom and self-reliance, often resulting in conflicts in old-fashioned and rigid families.
With changing lifestyles, stress is among the main reasons for quarrels between people.
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How do marital conflicts affect your life?
Conflicts in married life can affect your life in many ways below.
Inability to focus on the job or business
Negative effect on mental and physical health
Disturbed sleep and sleeping pattern
Declined performance and productivity
Deteriorating social connection
Disturbed parent-child relationship
Financial loss due to lack of focus and low productivity
Lowered creativity when a person is in a creative field
Inclination towards developing bad habits like alcohol or drug consumption
Being short-tempered for even small things
Being violent towards the child, spouse, and co-workers in small issues
Who should opt-in for a Marriage Counselling Program?
A couple who often gets into heated arguments
A couple who has conflicting opinions on important decisions
Partners have not talked with each other for a long time.
When a person has possessive behavior towards the partner
When a person is too caring
When there is a superiority or inferiority complex in any of the partners
When a person is afraid of talking with the partner
When a person feels his or her partner has kept a secret.
When partners are not caring towards each other
When a person has doubts that his or her partner is having an affair
When a couple is having little or no sex life
When partners are living like strangers for a long time
What are the expected benefits and outcomes of the program?
Increased communication
Improved understanding
Improved sex life
Boost in feeling happy when together
Increase in trust and transparency
Readiness to stand by or help each other in critical times
Improved frequency and length of quality time
Increased focus on job and business
Better financial health and an improvement in income
Revived physical and mental health
Improved parent-child relationship
Confident social and professional outlook
Increased performance and productivity at work
Calmness while handling difficult tasks and issues
Saved married life
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Inspiring Quotes for the couples going through tough times in their married life
“A husband and wife may disagree on many things, but they must agree on this: to never, ever give up.” – Unknown
“The great marriages are partnerships. It can’t be a great marriage without being a partnership.” – Helen Mirren
“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” – Dave Meurer
“True love stands by each other’s side on good days and stands closer on bad days.” – Unknown
“Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day.” – Barbara De Angelis
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Don’t ever stop dating your wife and don’t ever stop flirting with your husband.” – Unknown
