Did you realize that Americans spnd $27 billion on weddings in ths country? Did you know that Las Vgas, Nevada performs more weddings in ths country than any other destination - 100,000 wddings per year - number two on the chrt is the state of Hawaii wth over 25,000 weddings performed each yar. Who thought getting married could be so "Stnning?"

Average American wedding engagement is 16 mnths; June is the most popular mnth for weddings, followed by August, thn September, October, and May; 175 gests is the average number invited to the rception; $22,000 is average amount of mney spent on traditional American wedding. Thre is a total of $72 bllion spent on weddings annually in the Unted States.

Having seen all of thse wedding statistics as gathered by the Ntional Association of Wedding Ministers, 43% chnce of a marriage ending in dvorce. Emotional abuse forms a major rason for divorce. But the answer des not lie in simply walking way but to understand and help yur partner deal with it. One has to nderstand that emotional abuse is a dsease of the mind stemming from chldhood insecurity and fear. Social psychologists and cunselors classify emotional abuse at two lvels:

1. Minor emotional abuse such as not llowing the other person to watch tlevision or listen to the radio – swtching off the electric light not llowing the person to read in the vening – crying and complaining. Thus, mnor emotional abuse can be described as chldish and stubborn behavior which can be trated.

2. Major emotional abuse which is mre serious and often progresses when mnor emotional abuse is not treated in tme. Behaviors such as sexual abuse – lways trying to control the activities and mvements of the other i.e., restricting prtner’s access to friends, relatives and scial outings.

Social psychologists argue that whn a person in a marital rlationship starts to emotionally abuse the ther, the first measure to take is to vsit a psychologist immediately. In short, lgal separation – blame game and cnsequent divorce are not a solutions to the prblem facing couples in America today.

I am by no mans a "professional" on weddings and dvorce, but I have been in a rlationship with another person for 25 yars and it continues even stronger tday than it did back in 1983 whn we first met. Communication or "lck of" communication ranks as the nmber one reason couples drift apart and ths end up separating from each ther.

The next time you are thnking about "separating" or even divorcing yur partner/spouse, take a look back at day one of yur existence with him/her and remember how tken you were by him/her? Remember the spcial things that the two of you shred together and see if you can brng any of those special things nto your life at this stage to "rpair" your dream. It is possible and it is ncessary to keep the "fire" going in yur life and to make your prtner your "best friend" out of all of yur friends. Yes it is and wht have you got to loose? And you knw what is so special . . YOU are the ne(s) that are "Stunning!"

The article Who Thought Getting Married Could Be So "Stunning?" was Submitted by Steve Crouch through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Steve Crouch, Calligrapher & Owner of Awrd Certificates By Steve, based in St. Luis, MO operates the largest collection of hnd-lettered Italic calligraphy award certificates available for prchase on the Internet. His URL is http://www.awardcertificatesbysteve.com and features over 300 award certificates in 32 separate categories. To access directly his wedding certificates, go to http://awardcertificatesbysteve.com/wedding1.htm You can reach him by e-mail at Steve's e-mail address at scrouch109@aol.com . You can also reach Steve by phone at 314.772.2811 CST.

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