How to Tell Your Husband You Want a Divorce

Video Transcript

"Hello, have you often wondered how to ask your husband for a divorce or how to tell him that you want a divorce? Well, let me see if I can give you some tips. I'm Dr. Felicia and I've worked with families for many years, working through resolutions. When you're going to ask for a divorce, you want to be sure that you really know what you're talking about and you really made up your mind. You want to be careful not to say those words in a heat of an argument or you just impulsively throw them out and you never made any plans or looked into any of the background day that you should have. For instance, if you really think you're unhappy, have you explored or explored the possibility of using counseling, marital counseling? Have you tried to work on the issues at hand, what have you done to help the situation? What has he done to help the situation, if any? But also, what you want to do is, maybe perhaps consult to a few attorneys to understand what ramifications of the divorce will be and what the possible outcomes will be for you. Once you say those words to a spouse or partner, your husband, "I want a divorce", the guard at lines go up and everybody gets up tight and defensive. So once you express it, you better be prepared to carry through with it. The only way that you can do that is by planning ahead. So please consult your local attorneys and talk to friends, see what the outcomes are, if that's really what you want for yourself before you actually bring the topic up to your husband. Good luck and again, God bless. Dr. Felicia, signing out."