Were you cheated on? Did your spouse keep secrets from you? Did he break his promises? Or was it the other way around? Rebuilding trust in marriage is challenging and difficult but very possible through hard work, love and a forgiving heart.
iMom shared some tips for rebuilding trust in marriage. Hopefully, these tips can help married couples reach reconciliation and forgiveness.
1. Rebuilding trust in marriage through consistency.
Words and actions need to be consistent with each other especially in a marriage. You need to always keep your promises, stay loyal to each other like you vowed to do and have an open and honest communication with each other. Trust will not be regained if one or both of you continue to not keep your word to each other.
2. Rebuilding trust in marriage by admitting mistakes.
A marriage cannot work if pride reigns in your relationship. You need to humble yourselves and be honest with each other. Admitting your mistakes will go a long way to forgiveness and it will also help you change your ways.
3. Rebuilding trust in marriage by not keeping any secret.
If you cannot share little secrets to your spouse, you will not be able to share the bigger ones. In order for you to share all of your secrets with your spouse, you need to treat each other as best friends.
"As best friends, you know each others' weaknesses, insecurities and dark sides all too well," Life Hack explained. "In fact, you know each other so well that some reprehensible little habits have become strangely endearing."
4. Rebuilding trust in marriage through empathy
"Meet them with empathy. Step into their shoes and be with them in the pain," iMom advised.
If you are the one who has been betrayed, accept nothing less than empathy from your spouse. Make sure that your partner who betrayed you makes efforts to become more understanding, compassionate and affectionate than before.
5. Rebuilding trust in marriage through patience.
Rebuilding trust in marriage does not happen overnight. It may take weeks, months or even years. But if you love each other enough and both of you are willing to commit to the necessary changes, then your marriage will make it through.
