You had this feeling your marriage wasn't going to last at the early stage of your union and many years down the line reality creeps up on you when you realised your feelings were true.
You then find yourself stuck in a stagnant, unsatisfying relationship with your other half after the excitement has died off.
According to relationship expert, Christina Pesoli, the first thing you have to do is ask yourself if you have the energy to revive the relationship.
"If you do, explore every last avenue to save your marriage, from therapy and mixing up your routine to improving your communication," she said.
"But if you’re not willing to invest the energy into it, my advice is to gut it up and get out of the marriage before disaster strikes; people in loveless marriages are at a huge risk for extramarital affairs. And nothing turns a loveless marriage into a house of hate faster than betrayal."
According to Pesoli, here are 7 signs you are in a loveless marriage
You dread date night: When you're in love, you look forward to dinner with your S.O. and cozy nights in with takeout and Netflix. So if the thought of spending time with your spouse leaves you feeling cold -- or you actively try to duck out of doing things with him or her -- it's a huge red flag, said Pesoli. "The occasional weekday lunch or special evening with your spouse should be a joy, not a job," she said. "If it seems like a chore, your relationship has probably grown stale. That’s especially true if you’re game to go to lunch with other people like friends and colleagues. When you relegate your significant other to only getting whatever you have left over at the end of the day, your marriage may be in deep trouble."
There's nothing happening between the sheets: Don't underestimate the importance of sex in a relationship. Sure, your sex life isn't going to be insanely hot all the time -- your desire for your spouse (and his or hers for you) ebbs and flows through the years. But if the lack of sex starts to unnerve either of you, it's time to have a discussion, said Micki McWade, a psychotherapist and the author of Getting Up, Getting Over, Getting On: A Twelve Step Guide to Divorce Recovery. "Physical affection is like a shot of vitamin B12 to a marriage. The first sign of trouble is the absence or infrequency of sex or intimacy," she said. "This may mean different things to different people but having a mutually satisfying sexual relationship is an excellent support for a healthy marital relationship. It makes the little day-to-day nuisances seem less annoying. It's absolutely something worth addressing."
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