Ten signs a marriage is in trouble

6. You and/or your spouse have close “friends” who pull you away from your marriage.

We have found that one of the most important factors to the longterm health of a marriage is having the right friends and/or support system around you. When one or both spouses has “friends” who live a lifestyle that glamorizes partying, staying away from home for long periods of time or viewing marriage in a negative light, the marriage will almost always suffer. If your friends don’t love you, love your spouse and love marriage, then you might need to find some new friends.