Things are tough and you're wondering, "What can I do to save my marriage?"  Here are three suggestions that can help you to stop divorce and fix a marriage.  These hints could spell the difference between happily ever after and a stomach-churning trip to divorce court.

ONE:  STOP STALLING!

This one is so obvious, but it's also so important.  You wouldn't believe how many people spend their days wondering, "what do I need to do to save my marriage?" but never actually take action.  They wonder, think, worry and ruminate until the ink is dry on the divorce decree.  If you want to stop your divorce, you need to take real action, plain and simple.  You need to get busy as soon as you can. 

The longer you wait, the tougher things will get.  There's no excuse not to do something right away if you want to stop a divorce.

TWO:  START SMART!

There's another group of people out there who decide to stop their divorces but who then fall short of success.  These are motivated people who do take action.  Unfortunately, they take the wrong action.  You need to make sure you to start saving your marriage the smart way. 

Let's be frank.  You aren't a relationship guru or an expert on what makes marriages work. Those experts, however, exist and they've created some great blueprints anyone can use to save a marriage from divorce.  Take advantage of their professional experience and educated insights.  Get a good plan and use it.  This is not the time to play hunches or to fly by the seat of your pants.  This is your marriage, your life, on the line.

THREE:  DON'T GIVE UP!

We hear it way too often.  "I want to save my marriage, but it's just too late."  It isn't.  Divorces have been plucked from the brink of divorce just in the nick of time over and over again.  Breakthroughs can happen at the last second.  You're marriage is not doomed unless you want it to be doomed.  If you want to stop your divorce, you can do it--even if you did get off to a slow start. 

As mentioned, fast action is better than inaction.  Late action may not be as good as nipping things in the bud, but it can pay huge dividends.  The road to saving your marriage may not be easy.  You might have to put in some real effort.  But if you believe it's worth it to you to maintain that relationship and to avert divorce, you can do it.  Don't give up.