Should I divorce or not?

@sblossom (2168)
September 20, 2010 5:16am CST
I feel unhappy with my marriage and I want to divorce. However if I divorce I will have no money to survive. I feel very pain with the marriage. What I should do? Thanks for your help.
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10 responses
• Indonesia
20 Sep 10
what the reason that makes you want to divorce? if you have a strong reason you have to divorce but dont think that if you divorce you cant survive,how can? you're a human right? human can find a job altough you dont like it because everything comes from zero to super
@sblossom (2168)
24 Sep 10
I already tried my best to find a job, but failed. I got a refuse from a company for six times. I'm a degree holder but I applied a very basic job, but still failed. I'm a foreigner in the UK and I don't think I get the right treatment from the compnaies in the UK. I want to divorce with my husband just because I find I need another kind of life. He could be my good friend. In fact I think he's my best friend. He wants to help to live as I want, but he just can't get it.
@sblossom (2168)
25 Sep 10
Basically I'm trying to be a writer. I can write in my own language very well. Before I moved to the UK I made living by writng. However now I'm struggling with the English. I need to master the language to write. it's not easy. my husband said he doesn't think I can make enough money to survey in the next couple of years. I also know I have long way to go for being a writer. Also now I'm not interested to work as an office girl more. I like the freedom in my life more than money.
• Indonesia
25 Sep 10
oh i see so you think he is a best friend then how can you both get married? then you think that he is a best friend, you're a foreigner in the UK,emm i think you must try and try again if you always refused by the companies or you can search another alternative job,there's must be much of job in there
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
You can actually try to work things out. If you're not happy, there's always a way to be happy and it doesn't always mean divorce, in your case. If you really have decided to divorce, you can always look for work.. Just a thought. :)
@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Just don't jump from that relationship to another because the next one likely won't work either. You have to figure out what is wrong inside yourself before you can GIVE to a relationship. Don't believe you will find happiness with someone else. You have to find TRUE happiness within yourself!!!!
@sblossom (2168)
21 Sep 10
Many people say you don't need to divorce you still can find happiness. I really don't understand. In nature I'm a happy person but the marriage made me unhappy. I became a grumpy woman that is not good for me and others. I can be a happy person in front others but when I'm alone I know I feel unhappy deeply and feel very lonely. Now I live in a foreign country without any real friend in my life. So I want to finish the relationship and start new one. However it's not easy.
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
Ok. If you're not happy with the marriage then get a divorce and find yourself a job. If the relationship really isn't worth it for you then it's worth ending, right?
@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
20 Sep 10
No one can make that decision for you. However, I do know that being happy with your marriage is a decision that can only be made by you. Purchase The Love Dare book and try that 40 day program before you decide to do anything. You may also want to seek marriage counseling. Give your marriage at least one year where you are making a conscious effort to make it work. If you don't feel happier then let it go. If there is any type of abuse you must seek help immediately!
• India
20 Sep 10
I do agree with tammytwo, no one but you will have to take the decision for yourself. Taking divorce is a very big decision and it comes after a huge thought process. There are many things that one should consider before taking decisions. I suggest you to think on possible ways to improve your relationship than going for a divorce. It's very tough to live lonely. It may be possible that you marry again with some another chap, but what gurantee you have that he would be a better person than your current spouse. If he does not proove to be good than, will you again go for divorce or what. One thing we should always remember, history always repeats itself, in one form or the other. Wishing you a better relationship.
@sblossom (2168)
21 Sep 10
Thank you for your advices. I know it's up to myself to deside. However i have many controvesial ideas about the relationship so I don't know how to do. Now I have no job in the UK and I can't find any hope I can get a job in a short time. Also my husband worries if we divorced I can't live by myself financially and he has no money to support me. I feel very pain with the relationship and feel I'm struck inside.
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@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
22 Sep 10
If there is any way to make the marriage work you really need to do that. The love you felt for each other the day you married can return. It is a choice that has to be made by both of you. Love is often taken for granted and as couples we begin to overlook the other. Start taking time to HEAL the marriage today. Believe me, you won't be sorry you gave it a shot.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Sep 10
I am really sorry to hear that. I don't know why you are not happy for your marriage and I don't know what's wrong with it. So I can't say anything to you now. If you have a child, then things will become much more complicated. Do you really want to finish your marriage? Is there another option? Can you talk with your spouce in peace to try to solve this problem together? Good luck!
@sblossom (2168)
29 Sep 10
We have no child so our relationship is easier to resolve. I already talked with my husband with peace. He agreed we should divorce. But he worried I can't survive by myself. So far I have not seen any chance in the UK to find a job for me. Basically I just write for a few websites and make some small money. It can't afford me to live alone. Now I deeply realise the life is so practical. If I knew it earlier I would use more time to make money.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
20 Sep 10
Sblossom, This is a decision that only you can make. You don't say how long you were married or what your reasons are for wanting a divorce and even if you did...the choice is something only you can make. You do say that money is a factor and I don't think it is fair to stay in a marriage or relationship for the sake of money. If you really don't love your partner then I would suggest looking for a job and a way to support yourself so that you both can move on in your lives.
@sblossom (2168)
24 Sep 10
your advice is very practical but very useful. I know it very clearly, also my husband does. He said he can't support me after we divorce but he wants me to think twice before I jump. Now the economy in the UK is not very good. Many graduates can't find a job, so it's more difficult for me to get a decent job. So now I try my best to do some online work, particularly in writng. So far I make some money but not enough to survive in the country.
@formidexo (1351)
• Canada
21 Sep 10
Why are you unhappy? What is causing this unhappiness? Is the situation really that serious?
@sblossom (2168)
30 Sep 10
It's the time to face the truth! I always tell me the sentence because I think I really need to do something to change my life. I already try not to find the reasons although I can list some, you name it. My strong feeling of the marriage is like I have a pair of shoes, but not comfortable. I don't want live unhappily in all my life. I need to do something to get better life for me, also for my husband. He also wants his life changed. So we have no argument but just left some practical items in life.
@sblossom (2168)
6 Oct 10
I agree happiness is from your inner site. Maybe I do have a personal inner problem. Recently I have tried many times to recover our relationship, but feel it's not working. I think the longer we live together the more harm we will do to each other. The bad things from human beings would come out. I really feel very painful with the relationship. Now I work at night shift and my life is very tough. So I don't want to have any unhappiness with him any more. I need to move out I think, but it's really expensive. Also I totally have no friends in the UK. Nobody would help me if I have something wrong.
@formidexo (1351)
• Canada
1 Oct 10
Unless there is abuse I think divorce is never the right answer. Unhappiness is a personal inner problem and not an outer problem. Something else is going on in your life. Deal with that first and don't rush into a divorce.
@khalida (1126)
• India
12 Jan 11
Well, sit down and analyse your problems. try sorting it out with your partner. make sure you try your level best to make the marriage work. see if there is anything that brings you happiness in the relationship? try to figure out the good things in your partner? with time, you will eventually know what to do :) all the best!
@ynahh1 (454)
20 Sep 10
This is very tough decision.Think hundred times before you do one step.always rem,ember that marriage is a lifetime and when you divorce its also a lifetime.We cant never decide from you because its your position.Take some consideration before you decide however be very careful.
@sblossom (2168)
23 Sep 10
Thank you very much for your advice. I know I should be very careful with it. I'm a family oriental person to be honest. I don't want to divorce. However sometimes I feel the man I married is not the man I want in my life. Many unhappy things happened between me and his family, that really spoit our relationship. Sometimes he feel difficult to choose between me and his family. To release him and me I suggested we should get divorced. But life is really practical. Without the marriage I have no place to stay and no money to live. It's very difficult for me to get a job now.
@melanierg (129)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
hhmm.. what may i ask are the reasons why you are unhappy with your marriage? is it because that you just lose the sparks or interest w/ your other half? if you do so, you can always talk to him and you two can find ways to resolve some issues that's making you unhappy..
@sblossom (2168)
22 Sep 10
Thanks for asking. I feel unhappy with the relationshi because I don't see any future from that. Maybe the life is too practical. I have no job now and my husband is not rich man. I can't support him finacially so he doesn't care about my feeling. I told him the life we had is not the life I expected, especially for the marriage I gave up what I have had in China and moved to the UK. We have conflict for long time and talked for many times, but the situation is still there without any change. Before we had argument,but now we even don't have argument.
12 Jan 11
both of you must sit and talk together before take this big decision. please, remember how you find each other, make the divorce as the last choice