Is Separation Good For Marriage?
It depends on the type of marriage separation. There are at least 3 main types of separation: sudden leaving of one’s spouse, legal separation and controlled separation. Some types of marriage separation will make matters worse, while other types can help to save the marriage. 1. Sudden leaving of one spouse. The sudden leaving of one spouse from the marriage is often doomed to make matters worse. One spouse may often leave out of despair, leaving to try to “teach a lesson” to the other spouse, or leave to avoid working on their marital problems. The sudden leaving of one spouse is an extremely unpleasant experience for the other spouse. Starting your separation off on the wrong foot, most likely will result in an unexpected or negative outcome. For example, instead of the anticipated “mistake realization” the leaving spouse tries to convey, the deserted partner will merely feel pain and hurt. 2. Legal separation. Legal separation is rather common nowadays. In fact, most jurisdictions
