A December 2014 Huffington Post article explored reasons why, in some cases, divorce may be the right decision for a married couple.  The author, Dr. Jill P Weber Ph.D., submits “a good toxic marriage divorce reason to keep working on your marriage is when both you and your spouse are invested and committed.” However, if you and your spouse are stuck in the same old depressing patterns that can become unhealthy and even harmful leaving one or both parties checked out and uninterested in the relationship, then you may decide to consider divorce as a positive outcome to a bad situation.

The following are two of the top reasons addressed in the article whereby divorce may be a good option to your insurmountable marriage problems.

Your kids

While some couples may think, even in a severely broken marriage, that it’s in their kids best interest to stay together, the reality is that may not always be the case. What can potentially be more harmful and even traumatizing to children is spending a great deal of time in a home filled with negative emotion, tension, chronic conflict and abuse. Watching parents fighting for years or living with deep unhappiness can be damaging in serious ways to children who are far more perceptive than some parents realize. Having the bravery to get out of a miserable marriage can be liberating not only for you but also your kids.

Your health

One of the often realized benefits of divorce is the improvement in physical and emotional health experienced by people who have lived for years in a bad marriage and finally decided to get out. Bad relationships can be toxic, not only emotionally, but also physically. Fighting all the time can lead to depression, sleeplessness, weight gain, and a host of other troubles that can literally have an adverse effect on your physical well being. The American Medical Association has noted that stress is the basic cause of more than 60% of all human illness and disease. Ending a toxic relationship often serves as a catalyst for other changes in lifestyle that can be a first step in living a better, healthier life.

If you are in a toxic marriage you feel is harmful to you and your children, divorce may be your best option especially if your spouse has given up trying to make the relationship work. Contact attorney Donna Wagner for a free consultation whereby the divorce process can be explained.