separation then getting back together does it work?

[faith177]

Has anyone separated or even divorced then reconciled years later? How did it work for you?

 

[GrannieAnnie]

It didn't work for me....we tried marriage councellors for years....now we're both happily married to different people....but I have heard that some couples part...even marry someone else and eventually get back with their original spouse....

 

[cory533]

My DW left me on our second anniversary. I moved 300 miles away 10 months later we reconciled.we are comming up on our 24th aniversary in june. Our sons are 18 & 19 the first one I always felt was a blessing for listening to God and waiting for her. The second was just a blessing. our marriage is still rough But it is in God's hands so it's not up to me to worry about that.

 

[Amélie Unbound]

My parents were separated for 16 years and then got back together. They've been back together for 4 years now, and things are going very well for them.

My dad was involved with another woman while he was separated from my mom, but my mom never even so much as went out on a date with another man (even though she had plenty of offers). Her friends urged her to give up, move on, and find someone else, but she was determined to either be with the man she married or be alone. She prayed the whole time that my dad would come back to her, and eventually, after a very long wait, he did!

 

[dayknee]

My parents were separated for 16 years and then got back together. They've been back together for 4 years now, and things are going very well for them.

My dad was involved with another woman while he was separated from my mom, but my mom never even so much as went out on a date with another man (even though she had plenty of offers). Her friends urged her to give up, move on, and find someone else, but she was determined to either be with the man she married or be alone. She prayed the whole time that my dad would come back to her, and eventually, after a very long wait, he did!

ummmm...
WOW!!

 

[Autumnleaf]

I've seen it happen more than a few times.

 

[Amélie Unbound]

ummmm...
WOW!!

Yeah, I realize their situation is pretty unusual. Especially because during those 16 years, they never got divorced. My mom didn't want to get divorced (their separation was not a mutual thing... my dad just went to work one day and didn't come home), and I think my dad just couldn't be bothered. He told me once that he would never get back together with my mom. But he still didn't file for divorce.

My parents have always been a bit odd. But like I said, things are good for them now.

Maybe I should add that what preceded my dad coming back to my mom was him giving his life to Jesus and feeling that God told him to "return to the wife of his youth". It wouldn't have happened without God.

 

[Robinsegg]

A friend of mine had her hubby leave for a year. They're now back together and back on track.
-R

 

[seamonster]

My in-laws separated for one year and got back together and now have a very happy marriage.

 

[faith177]

My parents were separated for 16 years and then got back together. They've been back together for 4 years now, and things are going very well for them.

My dad was involved with another woman while he was separated from my mom, but my mom never even so much as went out on a date with another man (even though she had plenty of offers). Her friends urged her to give up, move on, and find someone else, but she was determined to either be with the man she married or be alone. She prayed the whole time that my dad would come back to her, and eventually, after a very long wait, he did!

my parents never got a divorce either, they have been separated for 26 yrs, although they will def not get back together, I dont think they will ever get an official divorce now.

 

[Mskedi]

I've seen it happen. I've seen it be disastrous, too.

 

[Crystal~Rose]

My husband and I have been married 2 and a half years. The first year of marriage was devestating and we were seperated for most of the second year. Hes been back home now for awhile and I am happy to say things are the best they have ever been. However I will add that during our time appart both of us were in counseling individually working on ourselves, our relationships with God and working towards making our marriage what it was not. We're expecting our first baby together early next year, I have 2 children from a previous marriage. Praying that this somehow brings us closer to a family without division.

 

[brokenbananas]

My husband and I will be separating soon. It was supposed to be a month ago at the advice of my church. He says he's never loved me, that I repulse him, that he married me under duress. None of this I knew in our marriage, but I couldn't understand certain things in it. He is supposedly saved before we got married when we were dating, but his fruits are few and far between.

He doesn't read the Bible, basically still does most things that an unsaved person does and rarely has interest in godly things. He had been very involved in our church, but our church has enforced discipline on him and he has been removed from leadership and everything in the church because he refuses to turn from the sin he's involved in.

My heart is shattered and broken, and it has been too hard to write about it here. He is involved with another woman and has been since at least Oct'06. I did not know this until just after our 7th Anniversary this past Easter Sunday, which he spent that whole weekend with her in adultery.

Before that, unbeknownst to me, he was involved somewhat with one of the mother's of our daughter's friend. I believe in God's original design for marriage to stay married, but I do not condone an affair.

My husband is very deceived and the spirit upon him is a liar, deceiver, adulterer, abuser, seducer spirit. He's lied to me throughout our marriage, and I didn't know this, but I guess my intuitiveness or the Holy Spirit prompted me all this time and I didn't know it.

The Bible does say under cases of adultery that I can divorce, but I'm not so sure that is the best thing. We have 2 young children and I do still love my husband. My world has been turned upside down and all this is very hard.

I do have good godly counsel and support from my church family as well as other friends of mine. I'm really getting rid of people in my life that are not supportive of my marriage.

Don't know if separation will work for us, but Henry is very disconnected from his emotions, shows no desire to repent and get things right with God, though he thinks things are right with God. He justifies everything he is doing is A-Okay. The situation I'm in is very emotionally and spiritually abusive.

 

[micbmac]

I don't know abt. years, but my hubby and i separated for abt 2 or 3 months and we've been back together for a year and a half now and everything is better. So, yes people can and do change if they really want to. God bless.