Angie, When you say, love cna't be forced, I can understand. But how is the marriage normally made to work? Both husband and wife have to build love for each other, understanding each other sharing the insecurities each others have openly and work together more and more. And for the marriage to work both the persons have to be committed. This is the best I know on how the marriage could be made to work. The husband or wife is not to ignore the pain each other feels and also not ignore how one person feels about the other. But one point is both the husband and wife are adults and so they both have to find out why their spouse behaves in a certain way which is unpleasant to him/her. Once he/she knows the point of view of the other person, he/she could find it more comfortable in the married life. The only reason the husband/wife can think of divorce is when each other has genuine danger to be with the other person. What I learn is most of the marriage breakdowns take place because the husband or wife has unresolved fears. A counsellor could work well with a husband and wife if he can understand the point of view of both the persons.
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