This is a question that many couples ask when divorce is mentioned. Your first thoughts are not about your happiness but rather about how your children will feel. Will they resent you? Become angry? Feel like they are responsible for the end of your marriage? And it’s true, your children may feel one or all of the above emotions, staying together for the kids may not be such a good idea.
According to a report by the Center for Marriage and Families, federal data has shown that that a household with cohabiting parents is much more unstable than that of a divorced children’s home. In fact, according to research from Robert E. Emery, Ph.D., children are more likely to do better after parents are separated than parents who continue to fight and live in the same house.
If you and your spouse refuse to get a divorce because of your children, take a moment and really ask yourselves who are you really not separating for. Chances are, the reason may be more than just for the kids.
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