I am married without children, my parents are married (obviously with children). They have never seperated.
With this background out of the way...
I personally believe that children are much happier with 2 happy parents living in different houses then 2 unhappy fighting parents living in the same house.
I love the idea of for example the children having the house and mom and dad moving between that house and another, especially when the children are still young (lets say, less then 14 years old).
This provides the stablity that children need, yet gives freedom from the marriage that the parents need.
I do think that if you have children you should try just that little bit harder to make it work. You cannot just give up. You have to fight for your marriage (not IN your marriage). of course, if one of the partners is abusive, you have to get out asap and take the children with you.
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