Troubled Marriages

Troubled Marriages (Jump to Resources)

Is your marriage in trouble? Do you know someone whose marriage is in trouble, and you don't know what to do?

Don't despair. Everyone's marriage goes through rough patches from time to time. We do have some good news for you however, including:
First of all, you've come to the right spot! El Dorado County has plenty of resources available to help you rebuild your marriage. And this web site describes many of them! Some are described on this page. Others are described in various places throughout this web site. So, after you have looked through the listings on this page, go to the "Marriage Enrichment" section on this site and see what else is available.

Almost all marriages that go through rough times CAN BE REBUILT!! In fact, a recent study (published in July of 2002 by the Institute of American Values) found that "Two out of three unhappily married adults who avoided divorce or separation ended up happily married (to each other) five years later. However, just one out five of unhappy spouses who divorced or separated had happily remarried in the same time period".

So, hang in there, and do the work to put your marriage back together again.

And it will take work.

Hopefully both you and your spouse are willing to do the work to rebuild your marriage. If you both are willing, and both participate in the appropriate programs, the odds of your ending up happily married (to each other!) are extremely high. But what if you are the only one who wants to work on the marriage and your partner has given up? Is it hopeless? Not at all. All it means is that you will have to make the first move, be the first to change. A number of the programs described in this section can be implemented even if only one of the partners is motivated to save the marriage. Some of the programs were even designed with that thought in mind.

So, with all that as an introduction, let's take a look at some of the resources that are available to couples who are experiencing significant troubles in their marriages:

The information about Troubled Marriage Events is presented in the following format:

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Marriage Class Online

Online course for a general audience: families, young relationships, long-term relationships, singles