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posted on 12/12/21

A husband and wife recently decided to move out of the city to the charming and historic village of Long Grove, Illinois. Both spouses have been able to work remotely and decided to act on their dream of moving to the lake district. They have moved into their dream home and are working from their dream home offices. However, the wife now realizes that she has been ignoring the lack of trust she has for her husband for a long time. She wants to have a picture-perfect life and a healthy marriage so badly that she has overlooked consistently disrespectful behavior from her husband.

Consistent Disrespectful Behavior Can Lead to a Lack of Trust

When people think about a lack of trust leading to a divorce, they often think about physical and emotional affairs. Physical and emotional affairs certainly do lead to a lack of trust between a married couple. Emotional affairs have become far more common with our easy access to text messaging and social media. However, infidelity is just one cause of a lack of trust in a relationship. Disrespectful behavior and lying can also cause a significant lack of trust that leads to divorce.

In a loving relationship, spouses should trust each other with their biggest dreams and most profound secrets without fear of judgment. The wife in this scenario has begun to wonder whether she can even tell her husband personal information like her fears and struggles. She has heard her husband talking to his friends at work about her very disrespectfully while sharing her personal information that she thought was private. A spouse should not have to wonder whether their secrets will be used for gossip. They should feel respected, loved, and supported.

Signs of Toxic, Untrusting Behavior in a Marriage

Identifying toxic behavior is a crucial step when you are considering divorce. If your spouse has been disrespectful to you for a long time, you may begin to think that disrespectful behavior is normal. It can be challenging to see the full extent of this type of toxic behavior’s damage on you and your children. In many cases, years of disrespect and toxic behavior will build up, leading a spouse to decide it is time to pull the plug on the marriage. The following actions and characteristics are toxic behaviors that can cause an irreversible breakdown of trust in a marriage:

  • A spouse is verbally disrespectful and demeaning to another spouse in private and in front of other people
  • A spouse confides in other third parties about private information before confiding in their spouse
  • A spouse purposefully shares private information that their spouse would find embarrassing with other people
  • A spouse makes big decisions without consulting the other spouse
  • A spouse shares personal or private information about their marriage problems with other people

Contact a Chicagoland Divorce Attorney

Trust is one of the most important aspects of a marriage relationship. If a lack of trust has led you to consider divorce, the divorce attorneys at Glasgow & Olsson are here to help. If you need representation for a divorce or child support matter in Cook County, Glasgow & Olsson can guide you forward. When you need an attorney, experience matters. Contact us today to learn how our experience can get you the results you deserve.