Are you more focused on Facebook and your smartphone than your husband? Do you avoid sex? Are you hiding a big purchase from your partner? These behaviors harm your marriage. But it’s not too late to change bad habits. Here are the 9 worst relationship mistakes and how to start fixing them today…
Addiction and everything: Addiction at any level – social media, food, alcohol, drugs, shopping or gambling – can quickly destroy a marriage. “Your addiction quickly becomes a third party in your marriage,” says Lisa Bahar, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Newport Beach, California. Big red flag: If you feel like you’re cheating on your husband when you’re doing it, you are.
“Recovering from any type of infidelity takes time for both partners to deal with anger, resentment, guilt and shame,” says Bahar. So stop and think about what you really value and how your addictive behavior is affecting your relationship, Bahar suggests. “Examining your values will help you be more determined to work hard to fix your marriage.”
