Though this is not meant as a piece of consolation, but there are close to 2 million couples who are filing for divorce every year. So when you scream I need advice to save my marriage... chances are that there are several others who like you are desperately seeking ways to save their marriages.

However, the good news is that if you and your spouse have truly loved and respected each other, it is highly possible to retrieve your failing marriage and put it back on tracks. Here are some tips to get you going:

• Communication is the key to resolve many types of disputes and misunderstandings in a marriage. So if you say that I need advice to save my marriage, the first advice is to reopen the clogged channels of communication between the two of you. However, be a listener for a change. Let your spouse do all the talking - and be prepared to hear several untold miseries, unsolved problems and unresolved hurts and disputes. But how can you set them right unless you communicate?

• Your next course of action is to put into action, whatever resolutions you have taken during the open talk you had with your spouse. Show your sincerity of purpose and your spouse would immediately recognize your keenness to save the marriage. But remember that it is not enough for you to go solo and say that I need advice to save my marriage - you cannot move an inch without the support of your spouse to save the marriage.

• Cull out some time during the day when you can spend some exclusive hours with your spouse. Take your spouse out for a cozy dinner or a walk in the park. Just ensure that your spouse realizes that you are serious about saving your marriage and still hold him or her in great esteem as a loved and trusted love partner. This realization can help you from asking people repeatedly that I need advice to save my marriage, because you would have saved it from collapsing any further.