You often hear of people staying in unhappy marriages for the sake of
their children Well, recent research suggests that it is not just
children who benefit from sticking it out through the tough times.
Yes, sometimes divorce is necessary but will getting out of a bad
marriage necessarily make a person happier? Not according to one team
of family experts. Researchers identified a large group of couples who
reported being unhappily married. Five years later those who divorced
reported being no happier than those who had stayed married. That is,
divorce did not appear to lessen symptoms of depression or raise
self-esteem.
It seems that in the end your greatest chance for happiness
lies in loving the one you’re with, sticking it out through the hard
times in the hope that overcoming your trials will help you to develop
a love that will be enviable to other couples.
