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marriage is over. Crises are like storms: loud, scary and dangerous. But to get
through a storm you have to keep driving. A crisis can be a new beginning. It’s out of
pain that great people and marriages are produced.why most people are afraid of
loveWhat keeps us from finding and keeping the love we say we want?
Around this time last year, Virgin Mobile USA proclaimed Feb. 13 to be “National
Breakup Day.” They did so after conducting a survey in which 59 percent of people
said that if they were looking to end their relationship, they would hypothetically do
so before Valentine’s Day to save money. The beginning of the year is often said to
see a spike in couple splits, with various sources claiming that January hosts most
divorce filings and couple separations. You may even have heard it referred to as
“National Breakup Month.” In this so-called breakup season, we may be unfortunate
enough to witness once-happy couples splitting up left and right, or we may recount
our own painful parting from a partner we once loved.
No matter what the timeline, the story of lost love is one most of us can tell. This
leaves the question “why do relationships fail?” to linger heavily in the back of our
minds. The answer for many of us can be found within. Whether we know it or not,