How can You Tell if Your Marriage is Heading Toward Divorce?

So Near Yet So Far

You have stopped having meaningful conversations with each other even though you spend hours together at home. When you go out to a party, you’d rather talk to other people. A breakdown in communication is the most telling symptom of the breakdown of a marriage.

Under a Microscope?

You feel like your partner watches and criticizes every little move you make. Dissatisfied spouses often negatively criticize trivial everyday tasks, although larger issues are the real cause of their dissatisfaction.

The Last to Know

Mutual friends are telling you things you don’t know about your partner, whether it’s about career, achievements or personal problems. When you are the last to know, the communication breakdown is complete.

What's That Smell?

Your partner has begun to neglect his hygiene and appearance. Being comfortable with each other is fine, but sloppiness and a lack of hygiene are signs that the guilty partner is taking the other for granted.

The Incessant Hum of the TV

Your spouse has become a couch potato, or he spends all his time in the basement, tinkering about with ship models. It is usual for unhappy spouses to drown their marital troubles in distractions and, thus, avoid talking about them.

Stuck in a Rut

You find that you are constantly arguing about the same things. If arguments don’t end with resolutions, it means your marriage is at a standstill, or is dying fast. You need some marriage counselling.

“Not Now, Darling!”

The physical intimacy in your relationship is non-existent. This is one of the most significant signs of a flailing relationship.

“Could You Stand on Your Head?”

Your partner has some strange new ideas about how to make love. A dramatic change in sexual behaviour signals that either he wants to avoid any situation that requires him to express his love for you, or that he’s getting it elsewhere.

Get the Point

Your partner’s shoes don’t point at you but at others when you go out together. An expert in body language, Patti Smith Wood says that if your partner’s shoes are not pointing at you, he may be thinking of taking a walk without you.

“The Future? What Future?”

Your husband avoids talking about the future when you bring up the subject, whether it’s a holiday you’re planning together or the new furniture you’re planning to buy. This could mean that he is planning to extricate himself from the relationship.
Exit Strategy

Your spouse says he ‘needs some space’. Psychologist Jesse Rabinowitz says that people use ‘exit strategies’ when they don’t want to hurt someone else, but intend to make a run for it as soon as they get the chance.

Dear Liar

When your partner speaks to you, he looks up and to the left. Private investigator, Bill Raduenz alleges that a person who does this is "not being truthful." This look indicates that he is using the creative side of his brain – the left side- and cooking up a story.

Uneasy Does it

When your partner hugs you, he pats your back. Raduenz says that the hug with the back patting indicates uneasiness. The bigger the pat, the more unease is felt. Your husband probably doesn’t want to hug you in the first place.

The Writing on the Wall

When your partner writes your name, he writes it smaller (diminishing your importance to him); if he writes the word ‘love’, he drops the last letter ‘e’. According to graphologist Karen Weinberg, someone who is considering ending a relationship will show certain hints of his intentions in his handwriting.

Small Things Count

Your partner has started to pick silly fights with you. Melvyn Frumkes, an attorney specializing in divorce, says that when your husband has nonsensical arguments with you, it means that he’s waiting for you to initiate the break-up.

New Cologne?

Your spouse is taking more care with his appearance. He may have a new wardrobe, a new cologne, and may begin an exercise routine to lose weight. According to Frumkes, this could be a sign that your partner is about to leave you or is cheating on you.

And now that you are wiser, show your spouse that you are no fool; either act fast to save your marriage, or hire a divorce lawyer.

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