How To Know When To Divorce- The Dr. Joe Show Podcast
The short answer
Knowing when to divorce is one of the hardest questions you will face, so never treat divorce as something to throw around lightly. Be sure you understand what you are doing before you file, and do not file before you need to. In this episode, Dr. Joe and Dr. Kimberly also talk through how to respond when your spouse threatens divorce.
Key takeaways
- Divorce is a serious decision, so make sure you understand what you are doing before you take that step.
- You do not want to file for divorce before you truly need to.
- A spouse’s threat of divorce calls for a thought-out response, and this episode covers how to react and whether the threat can be put off.
- Dr. Joe and Dr. Kimberly also discuss when, if ever, divorce should be used as a wake-up call.
In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam and Dr. Kimberly Beam Holmes dig into “How To Know When To Divorce.” Press play above to hear the full conversation.
Divorce isn’t something to be thrown around lightly. Know what you’re doing before you do it.
It’s one of the hardest questions you’ll ever struggle with answering.
“How do I know when I should file for divorce?”
You definitely don’t want to file before you need to, but you also don’t know how to respond if your spouse threatens divorce.
How should you react? What should you do? Can you put off a looming threat of divorce? And when should you use it as a “wake-up call”?
Common questions
How do I know when I should file for divorce?
It is one of the hardest questions you will ever struggle with. Divorce is not something to be thrown around lightly, so know what you are doing before you do it, and do not file before you need to.
What should I do if my spouse threatens divorce?
Many spouses do not know how to respond when divorce is threatened. In this episode, Dr. Joe and Dr. Kimberly talk through how to react, what to do, and whether a looming threat of divorce can be put off.
Should I use divorce as a wake-up call for my spouse?
Dr. Joe and Dr. Kimberly take on the question of when divorce should be used as a “wake-up call.” The starting point is that divorce is not something to throw around lightly, so think it through before you say it.