Stories for marriage difficulties

If you are looking for a Buddhist story for marriage difficulties, here are 7 complete stories that may speak to the moment you are in. They come from talks by Ajahn Brahm, and each page has his own telling, a short reflection, and a link to the original talk.

• 'George, you stupid man' — A woman who came to the Perth centre always belittled her husband in public — 'George, come over…
• “If my daughter didn't have those faults…” — A newly married man tells his father-in-law that everything his bride does is charming — even how…
• Send her back — she might resurrect — A man finally takes his difficult Christian wife to Israel; she dies there. Chaplain offers $500…
• Seven years to change a violent husband — About twenty years ago a woman thanks the monks for saving her life. For seven years she had come…
• The diamond necklace deal — A man buys his wife a very expensive diamond necklace; she never talks to him for six months.…
• Weeping at the grave of his wife's first husband — A man sobs at a grave in Karrakatta, “Why did you die?” Asked if it is his father or son, he says…
• Whisper when close, shout when distant — A monk in Indonesia offers a simile: lovers whisper 'I love you'; when upset people shout 'you…