Tough Phases Every Marriage Goes Through

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Middle age

And just as you’ve gotten through the work humps and the drama of raising young children, middle age hits. In this day and age, we’ll say this occurs around 50. You’ve been so busy living that you forgot about mortality. But now, it’s all either of you can think about for a while, and it gets you acting strange. Vanity takes over. You do things like make irresponsible purchases and engage in nearly inappropriate flirtations with other people. This is a time when divorce can nearly knock on the door. You can be convinced that the source of your unhappiness is your marriage (and not the fact that life, and mortality, can be scary and depressing).

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