How One Couple Saved An “Impossible” Marriage- The Dr. Joe Show Podcast
The short answer
This couple saved their marriage by understanding each other’s needs: she understood his need to grieve losing the other relationship, and he understood her need to work through their issues. It looked hopeless. He was madly in love with another woman, she had moved thousands of miles away, and they had told their kids. Then he called and asked to work things out.
Key takeaways
- A marriage can turn around even after one spouse falls in love with someone else and the couple has planned separate lives.
- The wife gave her husband room to grieve the loss of the other relationship, and he gave her room to work through their issues.
- Rebuilding was not easy and took real work from both of them, but today they have a good, solid, loving marriage.
- Dr. Joe also asks how their children reacted to hearing the marriage was ending, and then to learning their parents would stay together.
He was “madly in love” with another woman. She wanted to save their marriage. They tried a couple intense potential solutions and then, by agreement, she moved thousands of miles back to her former home leaving him with his lover.
It appeared to be hopeless. They informed their kids. They made their plans for separate lives.
But things changed.
Against apparently impossible odds, he called her and asked if she would consider working things out. She agreed.
It wasn’t all easy. There was work to do. She understood his need to grieve losing the other relationship. He understood her need to work through their issues. Together, they did it. Today they have a good, solid loving marriage.
During this program, Dr. Joe Beam will ask them questions to lead them through their story…but not just the story. He will ask how the wife could be strong enough to understand her husband’s grieving losing what he had with the other woman. He will ask them how their children reacted to being told their marriage was going to end…and how they reacted when they realized their parents were going to make their marriage work. There will be several questions that the couple will answer honestly and forthrightly.
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Common questions
Can a marriage be saved if my husband is in love with another woman?
This one was. He was “madly in love” with another woman and they had planned separate lives, but he called and asked her to consider working things out. It wasn’t easy, and today they have a good, solid, loving marriage.
How do I handle my spouse grieving the end of an affair?
The wife in this story understood that her husband needed to grieve losing the other relationship, and he understood her need to work through their issues. Dr. Joe asks her how she was strong enough to do that.
Is it too late to save my marriage if we’ve already separated?
Not always. This couple had separated by agreement, she had moved thousands of miles back to her former home, and they had told their kids, yet things changed and they made their marriage work.