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What makes a relationship healthy and what makes it not so healthy. 66% of people that divorce wished they had done more to improve. 70% of divorces are elective and they do not improve your situation dramatically. What does your state of mind need to be to divorce or to move on? Is it your family or friends that you need to move away from? A lot of times we feel the problem is outside of us. Is there more that we can do? You climbed a mountain but didn't make it to the top yet you can still derive a lot of growth and learning from it. A good article to read if you are considering a change: "Why Divorce is Often Not the Best option: Rational, Resources, and References" Written by Brent A. Barlow, Ph.D. http://marriageandfamilies.byu.edu/issues/2003/January/divorce.aspx
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