It is a sad and troubling fact. Over half of all marriages end in a divorce. There will be work you must engage in to keep your marriage afloat. If you are willing to make the effort and your spouse is willing to join you, hope is not lost! How can you stop your relationship from becoming the next statistic? Read on!

Over time communication between husband and wife can become stagnant. Perhaps you feel like you both have talked over the same tired subjects and there is simply nothing more to say. You could spark new interest in your partner by becoming interested in his or her work or leisure activities. Of course, sports or ballet, for example, are not for everyone and this may not be one of your fortes. This is not the time to attempt to take over your spouse's friends in these areas. Simply learn to enjoy some aspect of what your spouse enjoys and appreciate the extra time you spend together. If you take the time and effort to become interested in some of your spouse's activities' you may be surprised at the result!

While it may be difficult a key to repairing your marriage is finding ways to communicate with your spouse again. You could start by deciding to engage in new activities. Perhaps you have both held a long love for the theater or other mutual hobby. For whatever reason, the both of you, have not been able to participate in something new. Make the effort to find new and engaging activities for you and your spouse. This can definitely be one way, both of you can begin to engage in new communication.

Another advantage to this tactic is that, engaging in a new activity may help you both disengage from those things in your life you may have been arguing about. Both of your thoughts and actions will be directed toward something positive and this may well re-awaken some lost interest between the two of you!

Emotions may be at a troubling high right now in your relationship. Work to become a soothing factor in this troubled time. Reminiscence about how the two of you fell in love in the first place. Visit your old haunts. Take long strolls together. As you both take time to calm yourselves you will again begin to discover the attraction that holds you both together. Making these extra efforts will be rewarding to you both, as you begin to re-discover one another and begin to share new experiences.