
What have I learned in marriage has been one of the biggest questions since we hit our 4 year mark in January. Years before, I never knew the right answer. I would always just say something along the lines of “date your spouse” which yes, you should totally do that but there’s also many other things you learn very quickly.
One of those things that I learned very quickly and has also been one of our biggest struggles is, communication. You’re probably reading this and thinking “what y’all don’t talk?” While yes we talk, we never really talked during a disagreement or even talk about if something bothers the other person. I have mental health problems and so, my husband has tried to tip toe around that and in turn has made it to where we just don’t communicate through anything. I just tend to bottle up what I’m feeling and if I don’t do that then I explode on everyone around me which then alienates people.
Where It All Changed
In the last year, we really grew apart and we were almost on the verge of divorce. We spent a lot of days and nights not even speaking to each other and when we did, it was just a full blown argument. I was unhappy, he was unhappy, and we were projecting that onto our children. It was clear that we just did not have the same spark we used to have. Even family members asked me what was going on with us. I had no answer because I didn’t even know what had happened. Yes, we had fallen on some hard times but it wasn’t just that. We both pushed the other away for no reason other than our communication was just horrible.
The clock struck midnight and it was officially 2021 when I decided that it was either save my marriage or just walk away. We actually got into a fight that week and didn’t talk for almost two weeks and I just assumed that it was time to walk away. My husband came to me the next day and said we needed to talk so we did. We decided to really give this marriage our all and to really communicate better.
Making our marriage better
After that talk, it was like everything was fixed. We stopped arguing all the time, we talked about more than just how the kids drove me insane that day, we texted each other more and things just got all around better. I’m working on my mental health and he’s working on not shutting down when he’s upset. All in all, communication has been our biggest contributing factor to a better marriage this year. We always knew we needed to have communication but, never applied what we had learned in pre-martial counseling. Now we are and I am so thankful for that.



Communicate with your partner. Talk about the highs and lows of the day, talk about how something they may have said made you feel. Don’t hold it in and then let it explode later because it’s just gonna continue to pile up and before you know it, there will be zero communication and lots of animosity towards the other person.
Communication is one of the main key factors that make any relationship successful. I am happy to hear that you were able to resolve your differences and are enjoying a better marriage.
I agree that communication is one of the best key to have a better relationships not only to your spouse but to everyone. No understanding if without communication.
My husband and I had long distance when we were dating in the early 2000’s. We had to rely on communication to drive our relationship because it’s really all we had. We only saw each other on breaks from school. It was tough but it’s helped strengthen our marriage for sure.
Communication is always key. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on four years! For me, communication and keeping the home fires burning is everything. Love this post! Great work.
Communicating is the key to everything. I am glad you both are happy
so glad communication is making your marriage. better. it is definitely key to all strong relationships…
Communication is key in all relationships but especially marriage. I’m so happy you and your husband are communicating better and sticking through! That’s what marriage is all about 🙂
Relationships are definitely a learning experience, and so are life’s events. It is good to be able to work through things.
Communication is definitely key in a relationship!! We all need to learn from each other! Congrats on 4 years together!!
Communication is key, sometimes we remember this the hard way. I’ve been down that road to.