It has often been reported that 50% of the proportion of marriages taking place right now that will eventually divorce, which has since been revised downward to roughly 43% by the National Center for Health Statistics but was moved back up to around 50% by the Census Bureau in 2002. .

             Communication in a marriage is very important, and the lack of it has been proven as one of the main causes of divorce. Research indicates that bonds of communication between spouses can become weaker due to reasons such as feeling misunderstood or being taken advantage of in a relationship; lack of accordance with your partner; your partner dominates you at all the time; if you feel that whatever you say is misinterpreted and not taken as you meant it; and if you find yourself weak and while confronting your partner. Other causes leading to a marriage break up are suspecting character or moral flaws in your partner, and accusing them of your suspicions; an aversion to have sexual relations with your partner; a fear that your significant other is being disloyal, deceptive or misleading you; and either your partner or you or both of you find jealous, malice, hatred or envy for each other. Another strong indication of lack of communication in a marriage occurs when you find your relations are worsened and fighting increases. .

             A lack of communication often leads to persistent misunderstandings between couples, which in turn leads to psychological separation and ultimately divorce. This results in months or years of increasing stress, frustration, distrust, declining respect, ineffective communication, and disillusionment between mates debilitate tender marriage bonds. However, there are methods that one can use to attempt to heal the marriage, including counseling and increased, effective communication. Seeing a counselor about relationship definitely has its benefits, as a counselor can sometimes help both partners to identify the situations that have caused misunderstanding and disagreements and ask them to modify their thinking processes.