| Whether to stay or leave an unhappy relationship can | | | | In case you're concerned that you've failed if you |
| be avery difficult decision, especially when children | | | | leave yourmarriage, consider the following excerpt |
| and otherfactors are involved. | | | | we've included belowfrom our book, Your Love Life |
| Will you create negative karma if you leave your | | | | and Reincarnation, chapter 12, |
| marriage? | | | | How Do You Know When to Leave |
| Some may say that you have an obligation to stay | | | | ( |
| marriedfor your children. We disagree because we | | | | When a relationship ends, it's often called a |
| feel childrenknow when their parents are unhappy | | | | "failedrelationship." This implies that it was supposed |
| together, and a divorce,when handled with | | | | to lastforever, no matter what, and if it ends before |
| compassion, unconditional love, andresponsibility, can | | | | one partnerdies, there is something wrong with one |
| be the best for all involved. | | | | or both of them. |
| Divorce, itself is not terrible, but the way divorce is | | | | This belief is unreasonable yet surprisingly common. |
| too oftenhandled can be. Considering the story-book | | | | Not all relationships are meant to last forever--or |
| fairy tales ofrelationships and marriage, breaking up is | | | | evensix months, for that matter. When people try to |
| the end of theworld. Alternatively, if you perceive | | | | force arelationship to meet their expectations instead |
| divorce as a naturalpart of a relationship that was | | | | ofallowing it to be what it's meant to be, the result |
| destined to end, such a transitioncan be peaceful and | | | | will beunhappiness and stress. The length of time a |
| tolerable. Since traditional marriage anddivorce are | | | | relationshiplasts is irrelevant. What really matters is |
| man-made concepts rather than spiritual | | | | how we treatand react to our partners and what is |
| ones,negative karma isn't created from the act of | | | | learned andaccomplished in the process, which is why |
| divorce, but thethrough the negative ways people | | | | we, on asoul level, choose the relationships that we |
| act before, during and afterthe process of divorce. | | | | do. |