1/18/2023

[Infidelity Therapy] Should we just get a divorce? We don't even have children.

 

     A couple may admit that they don't love each other any more and decide on a divorce easily since they don't have children. However, whether they have children or not is a less important matter. It is absolutely reasonable to decide on a divorce when a couple do not share a mutual goal in life by staying together and choose to pursue individual happiness separately. However, there are important points to consider when you get a divorce even if you don't have children.  

     Both parties are likely to live an unhappy life when they get a divorce due to infidelity issues or other conflicts without analyzing the fundamental cause or mechanism of their conflicts. They must ask themselves why they have lost love and what they can do to restore happy marriage. Especially, when a divorce is caused by spouse infidelity, the victimized spouse has to live with post traumatic stress and the spouse in infidelity has to live with relationship addiction. Their psychological condition may lead them to destroy themselves and people around them. 

     They can live a happy life after getting a divorce only when they treat their psychological condition of post traumatic stress and relationship addiction. Otherwise, it is almost certain that they will lose the ability to solve problems of life and keep destroying their life. It is irresponsible to just get a divorce and go separate ways without making efforts to restore marriage relationship. Eventually, getting a divorce will cause both parties to live an unhappy life. 

     It is not to say that a married couple cannot or should not get a divorce. Marriage relationship is a relationship where both the husband and the wife have the right and responsibility toward each other. When they cannot generate and maintain love and happiness for each other, they have the right to get a divorce and pursue individual happiness. However, they must make efforts to take responsibility and restore marriage relationship to be able to live happily even after they get a divorce. 

     You must proceed for a divorce in the same way whether you have children or not. It is important to make efforts in the right way regardless of the nature of the problems and conflicts. Building the ability to live happily by restoring healthy psychology is more important than whether to get a divorce or not. 

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