Staying for children is not a simple moral answer. Compare the real family environment created by staying with the realistic family system separation would require.
"Stay for the children" sounds like a simple moral position.
It is not a simple relationship decision.
Children matter enormously. So does the environment in which they are growing up.
The useful question is not only:
"Will separation hurt the children?"
Change can be painful.
The fuller question is:
"What are the children currently living inside, and what would each realistic future ask them to live inside?"
That keeps the focus on the actual family rather than on a slogan.
The rest of this guide goes beyond the headline idea. It takes you into the patterns, questions and practical decisions that help you apply this to your own relationship.
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