Should I Divorce My Husband or Stay for the Kids? (Video)

This scenario is much more common than you may believe...

A couple has been married for 5 years or more, they have 2.5 kids, and live in a suburban wonderland.

All of a sudden, they realize they're not "a couple" anymore, just roommates. The spark has vanished without a trace. Gone are the days or love, romance, excitement, happiness. It's just dreary, boring, playing house with a roommate you can no longer stand.

Remember those days you couldn't let each other go to sleep at night, and couldn't wait to wake up and be together? Yeah, they're gone. You don't know why, but they're long gone.

And suddenly, you meet someone new, fun, and exciting. Maybe even an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend from college. And suddenly you feel alive again, like you've been woken from a bad dream.

With one minor detail of course... your spouse and the 2.5 kids.

So what do you do? Stay with your spouse and continue the unhappy marriage, seek counseling, or divorce?

You decide. Be sure to read the question, then watch the video and leave your thoughts below.

Here's the full story...

Dear Dan and Jennifer,

Hi, I've been married to my husband for 5 years and with him for a total of 9 years. We have three kids together. For a long time now we have not gotten along, there have been fights, some physical, he was arrested for trying to push me out of a car, there is emotional abuse, and I am just not happy. I told him I want a divorce.

Well, we are in financial ruin with debt a lot of debt and cannot afford a separate residence - which is a criterion for divorce in our state. You must live in separate places for a year.

In addition the financial aspect of it scares me, but I honestly don't think I'm in love with him anymore, and I am quite certain that if we didn't have children together I would leave and probably wouldn't have married him in the first place. He is on the other hand a wonderful dad, and we have a great "community image" with lots of friends, etc. and he's a teacher.