A mediocre marriage is better for kids than no marriage, right? We might believe this at least partly because of a hugely flawed-but very influential and well-publicized-study by Judith Wallerstein that "showed" that kids don't notice that their parents are unhappy in a marriage. ![]() ![]() I know it's tempting to answer the question of whether or not we should stay together for the kids with a simple "yes." As a society we tend to think that kids will do better if parents stay together that's what our grandparents' generation did, or tried to do. In the coming weeks, I'll be blogging about how I've answered this question for myself. And if you've ever seriously asked it, you know it can be an agonizing one. ![]() From the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being.īut here she was struggling with the same question I've wrestled with for years: is it better for our kids if we stay in less-than-happy marriages?
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