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This one nearly ended a home.
I have a couple I'm close to, let's call them Mr John and Mrs Juliet, for privacy reasons, they are married for 13 years now with 4 kids.
Early this year 2026, their marriage was hanging by only one word " divorce"
When I hard of it, I called the wife to hear what is her problem.
Mrs Juliet told me straight to my face " I don't have feeling for my husband again because of our everyday misunderstanding .
That's why for more than one year, I refused him to touch me . What!
Madam, you mean for one whole year, no hug, no kids, no intimacy, nothing.and both of you are still together in one house( thinking).
When I had this, I was not shocked much because I have had a similar story from one preacher like that.
When I went to meet her husband to hear his own part of the story.
Mr John was broken, he was bitter, he said brother, you are not a kid anymore, I will not hide anything from you.
Bro ,if I continue like this without intimacy from my wife, I can't do it, we will divorce,I am a man.
I know some men do cheat on their wife in situations like this but I can't, instead I divorce her.
I understood him, because I am man too, but I understand her wife pain.
But divorce was going to destroy two good people and their kids.
So I did what any friend would do.
I begged, secretly praying for them.
I called the woman aside, Mrs Juliet, I know how you feel, but a wise woman build her home.i told her to give peace a chance.
She looked at me and complained " but I don't love my husband again" the feeling is dead. What do you want me to do?
That's the reality nobody post on social media. Love can go cold in marriage. Bills, stress, childbirth, disrespect, silence - it piles up and when intimacy dies, the marriage starts coughing.
I kept begging her, because her husband is a faithful man that swore not to meet another woman outside his marriage. Why destroying your golden gift?
I kept begging her, not to fake love. But to create one chance.
One day, no phones, no kids, no friends, just Mr John and Mrs Juliet.
Just allow your husband to talk, allow him touch your heart before you decide to end it.
I said, if after that day you still want divorce, at least you will know you tried everything.
After weeks of begging, she agreed.
She told mr John " this Saturday, let's stay home just you and me". Let's talk.
That whole day, they did something they hadn't done in years.
They poured their problem out.
No shouting, no blaming, just truth.
After confessing how they feel and also felt rejected. They cried together. Then got quite. Then they held hands for the first time in 14 months.
And after everything; the talk, tears, the forgiveness - she gave her husband his right.
Intimacy came back that night. Not because she was forced. Because she finally felt heard.
Today in that family, nobody is talking about divorce again.
This is a true story of a couple I didn't use their real name,
if you know this story inspired you, apply it in your marriage, you will see good results.
Communication brings intimacy. when intimacy dies, marriage dies .
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