Do kids benefit from a loveless marriage?

[bernie]

Katy brought up an interesting topic in the Sunrise thread. Along the lines of 'staying together for the kids sake.'

I think there's a tradeoff. I'm not so sure kids in that situation really learn what love is in an older relationship(or how it works) since their first example is flawed. Even though they still get the traditional father/mother roles. What they see everyday(emotion-wise or lack thereof) could condition negatively them for later on.

But then I've also seen kids where both parents divorce and go on to better healthier relationships and they turn out ok. They learn from watching happy parents what happiness is.

Personally, I think the key is if one is able to attain happiness and thereby share it with their kids, that would be more beneficial.

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