Determining if your Relationship is Worth Saving

Determining if Your Relationship is Worth Saving?: to determine if your relationship is worth saving ask yourself the following questions:

Do you like your partner?
Do you like your partner’s sense of humor?
Do you and your partner have a similar sense of space?
What is the glue that holds the two of you together?
How many years have you been unhappy together?
How many years have you been happy together?
What are the financial implications of staying together, or leaving?
What are the social implications of staying together, or leaving?
Do you have kids together, and if so, what age? What would joint custody look like?
Why did you initially marry this person? What was your initial unspoken contract? For example, she would financially support me, and I would cook, clean and provide emotional warmth to her.
What is the glue that holds the two of you together?
Of the issues that the two of you have, what have you done individually and collectively to address these issues? Have you exhausted all of your options?
Who supports this marriage, who does not, and why?
Who were you prior to getting married? Who are you today? Do you like yourself better today?
Even when you and your partner are angry with each other, do you treat each other with respect? If so, in what way?
In what ways does your partner push you to grow as a person?

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